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Samuel Trosow is an Associate Professor at The University of Western Ontario working at the intersection of information & communications law and policy, new media and the information/communication professions.
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California Bill would create open access textbook digital library

June 4, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Uncategorized

California Senate Bills 1052 and 1053 would create the California Open Source Digital Library to house open source materials while providing a web-based way for students, faculty, and staff to easily find, adopt, utilize and/or modify course materials for little…

UWO President asked to reconsider campus ban on activists

April 25, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Uncategorized

In a letter  dated April 17th, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association has asked the President of the University of Western Ontario to reconsider a decision to ban two community activists from the Western campus on account of their participation in…

Access Copyright and AUCC Agree to “Model License”: But what does it Mean?

April 17, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Copyright

Access Copyright and AUCC  (Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada) have announced they have agreed to the terms of a model license. The releases, which are substantially similar, indicate the license will cover print and digital formats, the annual…

Australia Law Reform Commission to Consider Expanded Copyright Exceptions

April 16, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Copyright

The Australian Law Reform Commission will be looking at new exceptions to copyright infringement for common internet-related activities. Following up on an earlier announcement, and an October 2011 address  by the Attorney-General the draft terms of reference has now been…

Broadcasters File Complaint against CBC for Music Website

April 14, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Broadcasting

The Globe and Mail reported on Thursday  that a coalition of private broadcasters will file a complaint with the CRTC against the CBC because of the music services it is now providing at http://music.cbc.ca/ Billboard has confirmed  that a group…

U.S. Court orders record penalty for fraudulent robocalls

April 12, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Telecom

A U.S. Federal Court in New York has ordered a $30 million penalty against a fraudulent robocall operator in an action brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).  According to the FTC release the $30 million in fines is by…

Strike votes in Canadian public libraries

April 11, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Librarianship

Even after the well publicized strike at the Toronto Public Library has been settled, other Canadian library workers are feeling the pressure and have responded with strike votes. The Regina Leader Post reports that the city’s public library workers voted…

Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest

April 6, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Copyright

The Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, August 25-27, 2011, convened over 180 experts from 32 countries and six continents to help re-articulate the public interest dimension in intellectual property law and policy. This document records the…

Public Library Boycott of Random House ebooks

April 4, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Librarianship

The South Shore Public Library has announced a boycott of ebooks published by Random House due to their unfair pricing policies for ebooks. The CBC reports that the small library system will also seek to expand the boycott into other…

Education Groups Differ on Federal Budget Analysis

March 30, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Federal Budget

The Canadian Association of University Teachers has released a detailed analysis  about the federal budget. CAUT has quite a different take on this from Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) <http://www.aucc.ca/media-room/news-and-commentary/universities-give-high-marks-to-smart-investments-in-research-and-innovation> and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries…

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