The CSIA’s opposition to Bill C-61 has been featured in a July 10 article at Linux.com.
Also, from a while ago (June 6), CSIA spokesman Bob Young was interviewed in an IT World Canada article.
CSIA Responds to Copyright Bill
The Canadian Software Innovation Alliance has issued a press release in response to the new copyright bill C-61.
CSIA Weighs in on Copyright Reform
The CSIA has sent a letter to the Ministers of Industry and Heritage calling on the Canadian government to pursue copyright policies that put Canadian interests first and that aim to sustain competition and innovation in the software industry.
The Canadian Software Innovation Alliance
The Canadian Software Innovation Alliance (CSIA) is working to protect innovation and competition in the Canadian software industry. Open source software should continue developing into a free, open and powerful standard useful to programmers, users, businesses, and public institutions. People making copyright policy need our help to understand open-source technology and to find practical ways to make copyright work for open systems and secure computing.
CSIA Releases White Paper
The Canadian Software Innovation Alliance has made public its White Paper on open source and copyright policy. Titled “Software Innovation, Copyright and the Dangers of Anti-Circumvention Legislation”, the paper offers an account of the economic significance of Canada’s open source sector, reviews the importance of balanced copyright to open source innovators, and outlines the danger anti-circumvention laws poses to open source innovators. The White Paper concludes with a series of recommendations to Canadian policy makers for minimizing the risk of harm anti-circumvention laws pose to software innovation.
CSIA Featured in Open Source Business Resource
The CSIA is featured in the December issue of the Open Source Business Resource. The article, titled “A Rallying Moment for Canadian Open Source Software”, highlights recent events in Canadian copyright policy circles, notes their relevance to software innovation and urges open source advocates to participate in the coming copyright debate.