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copyright for canadians
The End of Bill C-61
With every reason to believe that Canada will be in the midst of an election campaign by next week, Canwest runs a story on how an election call will kill Bill C-61. This raises at least two issues. First, C-61 may dead but copyright reform Canada is still very much alive. Regardless of...
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 41: ISP Notice and Notice - Mandatory Data Retention
One of Bill C-61's few good points is the notice-and-notice approach for Internet Service Provider liability. The notice and notice system involves a notification from a copyright holder - often involving movies, software or music - claiming that a subscriber has made available or downloaded...
Bell's PVR Legal Woes the Tip of the C-61 Iceberg
My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) picks up on last week's story involving the Bell commercial touting a new digital video recorder that features an external hard drive permitting users to "record forever." The archiving functionality may sounds...
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 40: TPMs - No Regular Review Process
The U.S. DMCA experience leaves little doubt that the introduction of anti-circumvention legislation will create some unintended consequences. No matter how long the list of circumvention rights and other precautionary measures, it is impossible to identify all future concerns associated with...
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 38: TPMs - No DRM Regulatory Authority
One of the ongoing concerns with anti-circumvention provisions is the prospect that the legal rules create incentives to use - and possibly misuse - DRM. France, which many people hold up as an example of a country that prioritizes copyright and creator protection, has many of the same...