Part-time prevaricator
My friend Tim is camping up at Wasagaming in Riding Mountain. I went to visit him last night, and before I came home we went to Spruces to check out the twilight. (We’d planned to check out the sunset but we got to talking, and time got away from us a little bit. So it goes.)
Some lovely crepuscular light there.
We saw a wolf, too, trotting down the highway, but I didn’t get a photo of him.
Read Time to Fix Canada’s Copyright Mistake on Medium.
It’s a tricky topic, and I’m by no means expert in it, though I like to think I’m a decently-well-read enthusiast. I’ve actually had my stuff “appropriated” for educational purposes (one day I’ll have to write a longer post about it, but for now here’s the Coles Notes version, sans the angst and irritation I felt at the time).
My day job, which supports my writing habit, is at a university, and so I know the appeal of not paying for things, since budgets are traditionally tight, even under the most small‑l liberal of governments.
Canada does indeed need to address its copyright issues.