Coming to final arguments

The case of Robertson versus Thomson, the 10-year marathon legal fight fronted by Heather Robertson against the Globe and Mail concerning digital rights to freelance work, comes before the Supreme Court on December 6.

Robertson has sent a letter of information and thanks (for their ongoing support) to the Periodical Writers of Canada (PWAC) inviting Ottawa-area writers to attend as spectators. This is an important case, with far-reaching implications. The big battalions argue that their paltry fees give them the right to store, post, archive, re-sell and generally do whatever the hell they want with the work of freelancers. Robertson's courageous crusade (and, after 10 years, it deserves that term) is a class action on behalf of everyone who believes in author's rights.