DECEMBER 2007
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English Writing from the Heart of French Canada - SUBMISSION CALL for 2008 literary titles by English-language Quebec authors -- The Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF) and Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ), with the participation of the English-language Arts Network (ELAN),
will be kicking off a national campaign in 2008 to promote Quebec minority language writers.
We are looking for a mix of young and established authors with books coming out next year to reflect the remarkable literary work being created in English-language Quebec. Our promotional efforts will focus on an attempt to increase coverage at Canadian literary festivals and in the national media and to offer publishers additional support. A special jury will select a representative mix of books most suitable for this project. Please note that self-published titles are not eligible. If you are a Quebec author with an English-language book of poetry, fiction or literary non-fiction coming out in the Spring or Fall of 2008 – or the publisher of such a book by a Quebec author – email us the following info:
Author
Title
One-line description of the book
Publication date
Publisher
Publisher contact info. (publicist’s email and telephone)
Please send to: Maria Francesca LoDico francescaqwf@videotron.ca
DEADLINE: Monday, January 14, 2008
MUSIC - Canadian COPYRIGHT REFORM -- New copyright reform legislation in Canada, which had been expected to arrive in the House of Commons on Dec. 11, has been delayed.Last week, Stephen Harper's Conservatives filed a notice indicating the bill would be introduced this week. That doesn't appear to be happening."A bill will not be tabled in the House until such time as myself and the minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages are satisfied," Industry Minister Jim Prentice said in the House of Commons on Dec. 10.A spokesperson for the Minister's office has since said there had been no date set for tabling the new copyright bill which the Conservatives had indicated in their Throne Speech in October would be introduced this session.Parliament will take a break until January after its Dec. 14th session.A storm of intense negative Internet-based activity, including blogs and a Facebook campaign overseen by Michael Geist, a professor of law at the University of Ottawa, may have sidelined the bill after putting Prentice and the minority Conservatives in the hot seat. Geist first posted a YouTube video that lists 30 ways in which people could protest the legislation, and he also set up a Facebook group on Dec. 1 which now has more than 14,000 members opposing the legislation.A small but vocal crowd of 50 confronted Prentice about the bill in his Calgary constituency office on Dec. 8.All of this, along with thousands of emails and letters protesting the bill, apparently led Prentice to order revisions of several sections of the legislation.Critics are fearful that the new legislation will mirror the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and contain controversial anti-circumvention legislation (dealing with the use of technology that blocks users from gaining access to information without paying for it, and imposing stiff penalties on those breaking through the barriers).Critics also contend that there will likely be no flexible fair dealing in the copying of digital materials, making illegal such acts as television time shifting, file-sharing of music and video files, and copying files to DVDs or MP3 players.At his Calgary constituency office, Prentice defended the Conservative's bill saying it would bring Canada up to date with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreements the Canadian government signed in 1997, and will bring Canada in line with its international obligations. Canada signed the WIPO agreements but has not yet implemented or ratified them, which has provoked criticism from its trading partners, he said.Phase II revisions to Canada's Copyright Act in 1996, known as Bill C-32, which augmented 1988 revisions, did not address Canada's obligations under WIPO's agreementsIn 1997, Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps and Minister of Industry John Manley announced that the Liberal government was committed to signing and ratifying the two WIPO treaties.The two treaties-the Performances and Phonogram Treaty and the Copyright Treaty-deal with copyright protection in the digital age and with intellectual property protection for performers and phonogram producers.The Liberal government under Paul Martin tried to pass its own copyright reform bill, C-60, in 2005 but it was derailed when the party was brought down in 2005 in a non-confidence vote.The same fate could now befall the Conservative's copyright reform bill if an early election is called or forced.
MUSIC -- Norris-Whitney Communications has released the 704-page directory "Music Directory Canada, Ninth Edition." It features over 60 categories as well as artist contacts, award winners, and Canadian chart toppers. (Source THE LEBLANC NEWSLETTER, ISSUE #11 DEC. 12, 2007)
TV - Nielsen offers protection to copyright holders -- Nielsen is expected to introduce a digital watermarking service to protect copyrighted video content from being pirated online. While other companies have ventured into video copyright protection, Nielsen has a leg up on potential rivals because it is responsible for encoding almost all network TV programs as part of its ratings service. Source SmartBrief 06dec2007
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English Writing from the Heart of French Canada - SUBMISSION CALL for 2008 literary titles by English-language Quebec authors -- The Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF) and Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ), with the participation of the English-language Arts Network (ELAN),
will be kicking off a national campaign in 2008 to promote Quebec minority language writers.
We are looking for a mix of young and established authors with books coming out next year to reflect the remarkable literary work being created in English-language Quebec. Our promotional efforts will focus on an attempt to increase coverage at Canadian literary festivals and in the national media and to offer publishers additional support. A special jury will select a representative mix of books most suitable for this project. Please note that self-published titles are not eligible. If you are a Quebec author with an English-language book of poetry, fiction or literary non-fiction coming out in the Spring or Fall of 2008 – or the publisher of such a book by a Quebec author – email us the following info:
Author
Title
One-line description of the book
Publication date
Publisher
Publisher contact info. (publicist’s email and telephone)
Please send to: Maria Francesca LoDico francescaqwf@videotron.ca
DEADLINE: Monday, January 14, 2008
MUSIC - Canadian COPYRIGHT REFORM -- New copyright reform legislation in Canada, which had been expected to arrive in the House of Commons on Dec. 11, has been delayed.Last week, Stephen Harper's Conservatives filed a notice indicating the bill would be introduced this week. That doesn't appear to be happening."A bill will not be tabled in the House until such time as myself and the minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages are satisfied," Industry Minister Jim Prentice said in the House of Commons on Dec. 10.A spokesperson for the Minister's office has since said there had been no date set for tabling the new copyright bill which the Conservatives had indicated in their Throne Speech in October would be introduced this session.Parliament will take a break until January after its Dec. 14th session.A storm of intense negative Internet-based activity, including blogs and a Facebook campaign overseen by Michael Geist, a professor of law at the University of Ottawa, may have sidelined the bill after putting Prentice and the minority Conservatives in the hot seat. Geist first posted a YouTube video that lists 30 ways in which people could protest the legislation, and he also set up a Facebook group on Dec. 1 which now has more than 14,000 members opposing the legislation.A small but vocal crowd of 50 confronted Prentice about the bill in his Calgary constituency office on Dec. 8.All of this, along with thousands of emails and letters protesting the bill, apparently led Prentice to order revisions of several sections of the legislation.Critics are fearful that the new legislation will mirror the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and contain controversial anti-circumvention legislation (dealing with the use of technology that blocks users from gaining access to information without paying for it, and imposing stiff penalties on those breaking through the barriers).Critics also contend that there will likely be no flexible fair dealing in the copying of digital materials, making illegal such acts as television time shifting, file-sharing of music and video files, and copying files to DVDs or MP3 players.At his Calgary constituency office, Prentice defended the Conservative's bill saying it would bring Canada up to date with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreements the Canadian government signed in 1997, and will bring Canada in line with its international obligations. Canada signed the WIPO agreements but has not yet implemented or ratified them, which has provoked criticism from its trading partners, he said.Phase II revisions to Canada's Copyright Act in 1996, known as Bill C-32, which augmented 1988 revisions, did not address Canada's obligations under WIPO's agreementsIn 1997, Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps and Minister of Industry John Manley announced that the Liberal government was committed to signing and ratifying the two WIPO treaties.The two treaties-the Performances and Phonogram Treaty and the Copyright Treaty-deal with copyright protection in the digital age and with intellectual property protection for performers and phonogram producers.The Liberal government under Paul Martin tried to pass its own copyright reform bill, C-60, in 2005 but it was derailed when the party was brought down in 2005 in a non-confidence vote.The same fate could now befall the Conservative's copyright reform bill if an early election is called or forced.
MUSIC -- Norris-Whitney Communications has released the 704-page directory "Music Directory Canada, Ninth Edition." It features over 60 categories as well as artist contacts, award winners, and Canadian chart toppers. (Source THE LEBLANC NEWSLETTER, ISSUE #11 DEC. 12, 2007)
TV - Nielsen offers protection to copyright holders -- Nielsen is expected to introduce a digital watermarking service to protect copyrighted video content from being pirated online. While other companies have ventured into video copyright protection, Nielsen has a leg up on potential rivals because it is responsible for encoding almost all network TV programs as part of its ratings service. Source SmartBrief 06dec2007
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This blog is available and distributed for free by the offices of Mark Vinet and Wadem Publishing. Information contained herein should not be relied upon or considered as legal advice. This blog may be forwarded, downloaded or reproduced in whole in any print or electronic format for non-commercial purposes provided that its author is acknowledged and that you cc: mark@markvinet.com © ™ Mark Vinet & Wadem Publishing
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