A major change occurred on the Canadian copyright scene in late January. Quebec MP Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne was appointed Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and will now be in charge of the Copyright Act review.
Copibec is looking forward to working with the new minister to ensure that the Copyright Act provides suitable protection for authors and their publishing houses.
Streamlined content management for businesses
The Copibec Hub project is making good progress. Powered by blockchain technology, this project aims to streamline content management for businesses, both big and small, while helping them comply with copyright.
An advisory committee has been set up to develop a marketing strategy targeting businesses. The committee members are:
- Christian Liboiron, Director 鈥 Businesses and Governments, Copibec
- Arezki Raab, Business Development, Copibec
- Simon-Pierre Marion, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Scenarex
- Charlaine Bouchard, Chairholder, Chaire de recherche sur les contrats intelligents et la cha卯ne de blocs (research chair on smart contracts and blockchain), Universit茅 Laval
- Bianca Drapeau, Director of Operations, 42 Qu茅bec, which offers in-house technology training
New director
We recently welcomed Pascale Gauvreau as our new Education Director. With her experience in the performing arts and cultural sector, Pascale is a valuable asset for our team and will put her knowledge to good use for us. Welcome!
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Fr茅d茅rique Couette
Executive Director