Archive for July, 2008

Toronto Gallery Features Exhibit Highlighting C-61’s Dangers

BlogTO notes that the Edward Day Gallery in Toronto is currently exhibiting a new show called "Appropos," featuring appropriation art. The Gallery says: The Appropos group exhibition is based on the work of artists whose use of imagery integrates existing popular culture products/icons. One of the purposes of the exhibition […]

July 5, 2008 — 8 comments — News

Fair Copyright on the Menu at Prentice Stampede Breakfast

The first photos have begun to appear online from this morning's Prentice Stampede Breakfast in Calgary. By early accounts, a strong crowd (including some media) attended with signs, t-shirts, and handouts to increase awareness of Bill C-61 and to have a chance to to speak directly with Industry Minister Jim […]

July 5, 2008 — 4 comments — News

A Producer’s Perspective on C-61

Brad Fox lists three reasons why C-61 is "bad policy for both consumers and content producers."

July 4, 2008 — Comments are Disabled — News

61 Reforms to C-61, Day 10: Music Shifting Provision May Conflict With Computer Backup Systems

The music shifting provision is careful to limit the number of copies that may be shifted to one per device. In particular, the provision (Section 29.22 (1)(c)) states that an individual may reproduce "the sound recording no more than once for each device that the individual owns, whether the reproduction […]

July 3, 2008 — 26 comments — News