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 [...]
Canadian Copyright Consultation Launches
The last time Canadians were consulted on copyright related issues was clear back in July of 2001. Back then, by todays standards, file-sharing was still establishing itself, iTunes was two years away from opening, the iPod was three months away from being released for the first time and DRM was practically unheard of in [...]
The Return of the Broadcast Flag
It may be an issue that hasn’t made the headlines in the last four years, but a controversial kind of Digital Rights Management (DRM) appears to be making a return to the spotlight. The broadcast flag has made a return and this time, it appears to be bi-passing regulators altogether.
Stories about the DRM embedded [...]
