"Because copyright legislation impacts directly on our policies and
practices in classrooms across Canada, we are most concerned with fair and
reasonable Internet access for students and teachers in their educational
pursuits," says Minister [Jamie] Muir, whose consortium represents education ministers
in Canada with the exception of the province of Quebec....
Education Minister Muir comments that the Canadian Music Creators
Coalition's recent meetings with the federal ministers have captured the
public's interest in the anticipated copyright legislation. He says, "Like
these musicians, the education community is very concerned about the new
legislation. We want the new Copyright Bill to reflect the reality of Internet
usage today and not support outdated and unsustainable business models that
limit access to publicly available Internet materials."...
"For the education community, we believe a large part of the Internet is
in the public domain, and we don't want to see Canadian-made fences placed on
the Internet's public space. We simply don't want the establishment of
restrictive measures that will negatively affect the quality of education for
today's Internet-surfing generation and for future Canadian students and
educators." Minister Muir adds, "We believe that Canadian students and educators have
a right to use publicly available materials on the Internet without a
copyright collective charging a licensing fee for access."...
"Bill C-60 was wholly inadequate from the perspective of
the education community because it failed to address the educational use of
the Internet....Our proposed education amendment would allow access
to publicly available Internet materials while respecting the rights of those
creators who post on-line for commercial purposes. In our proposal, students
and teachers would be able to access those on-line materials that are 'free.'
Those materials posted on-line for commercial enterprise would still require
payment should students and teachers wish to access and use them."....
Posted by
Peter Suber at 5/31/2006 09:05:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
