Kudos to the CLA for their continued work to support librarians in advocating for copyright reform in Canada. The CLA’s Copyright Information Centre has put together a grassroots toolkit and draft letter to send to your local media and MP — let’s get it out there!
Courtesy of the CLA digest:
The Canadian Library Association/Association canadienne des bibliothèques has launched a new tool to help librarians increase public awareness of copyright reform.
A draft article suitable for a community newspaper’s letter to the editor or opinion page is available from CLA’s copyright webpage, www.cla.ca/copyright.
Alana Fontaine of CLA’s government relations firm Impact Public Affairs is available by e-mail or telephone to provide advice on how to use the article. It is part of CLA’s extensive advocacy effort leading up to the introduction of new copyright legislation, which is expected at any time.
For further information on this draft article, please contact Ms. Fontaine at Alana@impactcanada.com or 613-233-8906. For more information on CLA’s copyright advocacy plan, contact CLA Executive Director Don Butcher at dbutcher@cla.ca or 613-232-9625; or the chair of CLA’s Copyright Working Group, Rob Tiessen, University of Calgary, Tiessen@ucalgary.ca.
In addition to the immediate action support, the Copyright Information Centre is a Canadian librarian’s best friend for resources on copyright in Canada. Do check it out.
This is one of those moments when librarians can rock it out and make an impact.
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