Canadian Copyright Reform: The Perspective of Canadian Libraries

摘要

On September 24, the president of the Canadian Library Association, Alvin Schrader, sent a letter to the new Canadian ministers responsible for copyright reform in Canada. Jim Prentice is the minister of industry, and Josee Verner is the minister of Canadian heritage. Jointly, their ministries are responsible for copyright reform, with the former representing the user or consumer side of copyright issues, and the latter representing the author/owner perspective of copyright. Together, the ministries'jobs are to balance the interests of copyright-affected groups.