Canadians get chance to shape new copyright legislation

VANCOUVER and TORONTO – The federal government will conduct eight weeks of nationwide consultations to solicit Canadians' opinions on the issue of copyright.In order to be as inclusive and transparent as possible, the discussions will include many ways for Canadians to voice their opinions, from an on-line forum, a web-based submission centre where participants can upload their own position papers so that other people can view their work, to ‘round table’ discussions for stakeholders, and town hall meetings."Canadians are concerned with copyright and its implications in our increasingly digital environment,” said Industry Minister Tony Clement in Monday’s announcement. “Our goal is to...