Since the posting of Why Copyright Reform Is Not the Cure for What Ails the Music Industry, my recent keynote lecture to the Nova Scotia Music Week conference, several people have written to ask for supporting documentation and background materials. The talk focused on CRIA’s conventional talking points and assessed Bill C-11 provisions on statutory damages, ISP liability, the enabler provision, and digital locks.  Below I’ve posted links to many of the supporting documents along with links to additional articles and sources on each issue.  The video is embedded at the bottom of this post.

Industry Data

• Music industry revenue charts
• Recording Industry in Numbers 2011 (sub required)
• Digital Music Sales Growth data
• Statistics Canada recording industry data
• Recording industry shipment data
• The Impact of Music Downloads and P2P File-Sharing on the Purchase of Music: A Study for Industry Canada
• Piercing the Peer-to-Peer Myths: An Examination of the Canadian Experience (retail impact)

Legal Information

• Why Canadian Copyright Law is Already Stronger Than USA’s
• From “Radical Extremism” to “Balanced Copyright”: Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda

i.   Statutory Damages

• Putting Copyright Statutory Damages In Perspective

ii.   Notice and Notice

• The Effectiveness of Notice and Notice
• Rogers Provides New Evidence on Effectiveness of Notice-and-Notice System

iii.   Enabler Provision

• Weak Copyright Laws? Recording Industry Files Massive Lawsuit Against isoHunt
• The Canadian isoHunt Litigation: The CRIA Cease and Desist Letter That Started it All

iv.   Digital Locks

• Setting the Record Straight: 32 Questions and Answers on C-32’s Digital Lock Provisions
• Fixing Bill C-32: Proposed Amendments to the Digital Lock Provisions
• Behind the Scenes of Bill C-32: Govt’s Clause-By-Clause Analysis Raises Constitutional Questions
• Copyright Is Back: Why Canada is Keeping the Flawed Digital Lock Rules
• Conservative MP on C-11’s Digital Lock Rules: No Risk of Liability for Breaking Locks   
• Daily Digital Lock Dissenter