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An Unofficial User Guide to the Coming Copyright Bill

Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 24, 2010 as An unofficial user’s guide to the coming copyright bill Media reports last week indicated that the government plans to introduce its long-awaited copyright reform bill within the next few days.  The bill is sure to spark widespread debate since all […]

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May 24, 2010 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

Bill C-60 User Guide: The ISPs and Search Engines

Bill C-60 makes for a challenging read since it adds, replaces, or amends existing Copyright Act provisions. There will no doubt be much discussion and debate around the bill in the coming months, but I thought it might be useful to provide a short users guide on the key provisions categorized by issue.

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June 21, 2005 2 comments News

Bill C-60 User Guide: Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

I was not planning to deal specifically with file sharing since there is no "file sharing" provision in the bill. Since the issue continues to dominate discussion, however, (in no small part because the government itself has emphasized the issue) it may be useful to highlight the provisions that appear relevant to the question of file sharing.

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June 21, 2005 Comments are Disabled News