On the day when the government will claim that new copyright laws are needed for a digital marketplace, Apple provided yet another example of why the market is managing just fine without a DMCA. Having sorted out the licensing issues, the company has launched a Canadian version of its television […]
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Toronto Protest of Canadian DMCA
For those in the Toronto area, there will be a protest against the Canadian DMCA outside Queen's Park on Tuesday, December 18th. Details here.
The Fair Copyright for Canada News Feed
The incredible interest in the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook Group – nearly 20,000 strong in 11 days – demonstrates the widespread interest and concern with balanced copyright in Canada. On Thursday, December 13th, Industry Minister Jim Prentice will apparently ignore that concern and introduce the Canadian Digital Millennium Copyright […]
Canadian DMCA To Be Introduced Tomorrow Morning?
There are rumours in Ottawa this evening that Industry Minister Jim Prentice has decided to forge ahead with the Canadian DMCA with the bill to be introduced tomorrow morning. There has obviously been a huge amount of coverage of this issue over the past 48 hours (Montreal Gazette, IT World, […]
CBC on the Canadian DMCA Delay
Peter Nowak of CBC.ca reports on the "palpable anger" over the Canadian DMCA and plans for a protest in Toronto on December 18th.
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