I've posted NDP and Liberal responses to C-61 last week, but did not bother posting the standard response from Industry Minister Jim Prentice and Canadian Heritage Minister Josee Verner that has been widely circulated online (and is replicated by many other Conservative MPs). A blog reader sent along the response received from Conservative MP and Industry Committee chair James Rajotte, which takes a more nuanced approach and is posted below with permission.
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North Shore News on C-61
"Bill C-61 was tabled last week, and according to Industry Minister Jim Prentice it is a "win-win" bill. I suppose it is if you consider the winners to be the government and a segment of the entertainment industry. If you consider the public and the rest of the entertainment industry, […]
NTT To Impose Upload Broadband Limits
NTT, a leading Japanese ISP, plans to establish a new daily upload limit for subscribers. The limit? 30 gigabytes per day. There is no cap on downloads.
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 3: Format Shifting Subject to Digital Lock Provision
Yesterday's reform focused on one key limitation in the format shifting provision, namely the odd limitation of the format shifting provision to videocassettess. Today's reform picks up on what will be a consistent theme throughout this series – the subordination of any consumer rights to the digital lock. Indeed, virtually […]
Mapping Fair Copyright for Canada
With the huge growth of local Fair Copyright for Canada chapters across the country, I've created a Google Map that highlights the location of local chapters and provides links for those interesting in joining. Please enable Javascript to view interactive Google map. View Larger Map