Why is the Copyright Board so secretive?
The Copyright Board has been very cooperative and open throughout this process. However, they do have a very small staff. Of all the players in this drama, they were the last to have a website, but you can find it now at http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/. I contacted the Copyright Board by phone in late 1998 and had a very informative conversation with Mr. Mario Bouchard, General Counsel to the Copyright Board. He was kind enough to send me the equivalent of a FAQ via email. I have formatted it in HTML and placed it on this website. • This letter from the Copyright Board should answer many of your questions. Note that this was prepared a year BEFORE the ruling was issued. I contacted Mr. Mario Bouchard again on July 23, 1999 to get an update on the progress of the hearings. I contacted Mr. Mario Bouchard again on November 10, 1999 to get an update on the progress of the hearings. Mr. Mario Bouchard contacted me on December 17, 1999 to inform me about the decision and website.
The Copyright Board has been very cooperative and open. However, they do have a very small staff. Of the many players in this drama, they were the last to have a website, but you can find it now at http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/. I contacted the Copyright Board by phone in late 1998 and had a very informative conversation with Mr. Mario Bouchard, General Counsel to the Copyright Board. He was kind enough to send me the equivalent of a FAQ via email. I have formatted it in HTML and placed it on this website.
