Canadian Student Group Voice Their Opinions on Copyright
Among other things, Canadian student union CASA has called for expanding fair dealings and avoiding a blanket anti-circumvention legislation. These groups are the latest additions to an ever expanding list of stake-holders calling for an expansion to fair dealings. Of course, these aren’t the only things the two organizations called for.
The way things [...]
ESA Canada – Canadian Gaming Industry Grew Without TPM Law
A recent op-ed in the ongoing copyright consultation in Canada by Danielle Parr of ESA Canada suggests that TPMs prevent piracy and somehow lead to more consumer choice.
Not that the arguments aren’t self-defeating or are a departure from reality, but those are among a number of arguments being made for a blanket ban on circumvention. [...]
Another Day, Another Call to Expand Canada’s Fair Dealings
Barry Sookman might not like the idea of expanding Canada’s fair dealings regime, but the increasingly large chorus of calls have been to expand Canada’s fair dealings regime in one way or another. The latest call comes from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS) which seems to coincide the growing [...]
Manitoba Music Industry Association Shuns CRIA Stance on Copyright
It may be history repeating itself. When CRIA pushed for Bill C-60, many Canadian labels who were, at the time, members of CRIA, broke away from the organization, saying that they were against suing music fans and against the blanket ban on circumvention. Recently, during the round table in Saskatchewan on the issue [...]
Canadian Copyright Consultation Submissions Keep Rolling In
There’s no shortage of opinion on the copyright debate in the consultation. In fact, if you are able to keep up reading all of the submissions at this point, you’d probably deserve a medal. Fortunately, there are a few able to keep up with the mountains of suggestions, ideas and proposals and one, [...]
Finland Wants to Criminalize Talking About DRM Circumvention
Is it criminal to even talk about CSS contained in a DVD? Apparently, with respect to circumvention, that’s what Finland wants to do through a controversial court case. As a result, the case is moving to the EU court of Human rights.
At issue is a Finnish EU copyright directive which came into force [...]
Copyright Industry Lawyer – You Can’t Access Legal Content Forever!
The hearing in the United States over whether or not to allow new exceptions to the DMCA, which involves instances where one could legally circumvent DRM, has once again roared into the spotlight. A representative from the MPAA and the RIAA commented “we reject the view [...] that copyright owners and their licensees are [...]
Canadian Copyright Consultation – Transcript of Round Table 1 Online
The first round table on the copyright consultation has concluded and its subsequent transcript was posted online. There was plenty being said including scepticism over the existence of crown copyright and blanket banning of circumvention activities. There also seemed to be a couple of themes including how creators are, at some point, consumers [...]
Canada’s Copyright Consultation Has Many Talking
It’s been quite a first few days for the copyright consultation. For some, copyright seems like an obscure and boring subject, but for those familiar with technology, it’s more than likely a huge political battle ground. Many Canadians might even be re-discovering that while positions might vary on the sensitive subject, most Canadians [...]
