Posts Tagged ‘c-10’

Blog Reading Catch-Up: Part 1 of Many

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

My studio is very close to completion, and I’m struggling to catch up on my emails and blogs. Here are some things that have been sitting around for weeks (with, according to Google Reader, 1000+ posts to be read):

Conferences

Copyright – Canada

Orphan Works bill in the US

C-10

Tech

Links & Update

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a real entry to this blog because I’ve been busy with my studio open house. Now that I have better studio space, I’ll be re-evaluating how much time I’m spending on this blog. Celebrate Our Artists’ Weekend is just around the corner, and I have some other things on the go too.

Here are some links (some of which are old in blog time) to things which have been happening while I’ve been running around with studio stuff. There’s more to come, because I have 168 unread blog posts!

Art

C-10

Copyright

Net Neutrality

And just for fun, here’s a story of how Dell is competing with Sony not only for market share but severity of PR fiascoes.

Love & Savegry & C-10

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

(I double-checked this one…it really is about C-10, not net neutrality!)

CBC reports that the director of Love & Savegry suspects C-10 had a hand in his film being held at the border. To be honest, I wonder whether the title would have triggered a review based on pornography concerns alone. Although I’m very much against C-10 and am concerned about what would have happened if the footage was wrecked, I find that pinning the confiscation on C-10 is a bit of a stretch.

Links – May 5th

Monday, May 5th, 2008

I’m trying to stay on top of blog reading/writing, so here are today’s noteworthy links:

Ang Lee speaks out against C-10

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Ang Lee joins the chorus against the potential for censorship being created by C-10.

Quick update

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

I haven’t been blogging much because I’ve been spending extra time on finishing a sculpture and taking care of the administrative tasks that go with it (primarily documentation). Here are some things which have been happening while I’ve barricaded myself into my studio:

Polley attacks C-10

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

The Globe & Mail provides an update on the star-studded backlash on C-10.

C-10 on April 2nd

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

The following notice of meeting has been released for C-10:

Wednesday, April 2, 2008
When the Senate rises
but not before 4 p.m.

Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, including amendments in relation to foreign investment entities and nonresident trusts, and to provide for the bijural expression of the provisions of that Act.

I can’t seem to find the PDF I was sent on their website, so here it is. The link above is to the official governmental website.

C-10 – Missing the point?

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Michael Geist points to an article in The Star by Peter Howell which quotes a spokesperson for Heritage Minister Josée Verner as indicating that “Canadian Heritage has not received an application for a production containing criminal content”.

This is great news, but doesn’t make people’s concerns a simple case of “legal absurdity”. The proposed wording in C-10 uses the phrase “public policy“, and does not speak specifically to issues of criminal content. Again, the concern is not the isolated inclusion of the phrase “public policy”, but its existence alongside Charles McVety’s lobbying “to deny tax credits to TV and film productions that contain graphic sex and violence or other offensive content”.

C-10 Opposition Still Going Strong

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Despite the fact that the opposition motion to Bill C-10 was voted down in response to the Senate Liberals’ intent to block the Income Tax Act from being used as a censorship enabler, the Banking Committee resumes study of Bill C-10 amidst public concerns about censorship.

CARFAC Ontario has published their press release on C-10, as well as a form letter which can be used to send to members of parliament. The Toronto International Film Festival Group has also published a press release on C-10. The Facebook group Keep your censoring hands off of Canadian film and TV! No to Bill C-10! has 29,360 members as of the writing of this post.