As I pointed out when Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore delivered his "radical extremist" speech, the comments ran counter to many well-known groups and individuals who had expressed concern with the digital lock provisions found in C-32. Working with one of my research assistants Tamara Winegust, we've created an annotated […]
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Lessons in AstroTurf: Balanced Copyright for Canada
VKI Studios, a B.C. based Internet marketing firm, reviews CRIA's Balanced Copyright for Canada site, highlighting the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Federal Court Rules in State Farm Privacy Case
Earlier this year, I wrote about a federal court case in which State Farm argued that Canadian private sector privacy law was unconstitutional. The court issued its ruling last week, finding in favour of State Farm but not addressing the constitutional arguments.
Copyright Board Issues Commercial Radio Decision
The Copyright Board of Canada issued the long-awaited commercial radio decision on Friday. Commentary from Howard Knopf, FYI Music, and the Wire Report. FYI Music also offers a glossary of the various players.
Brazil’s Approach on Anti-Circumvention: Penalties For Hindering Fair Dealing
“The proper balance among these and other public policy objectives lies not only in recognizing the creator’s rights but in giving due weight to their limited nature. In crassly economic terms it would be as inefficient to overcompensate artists and authors for the right of reproduction as it would be self-defeating to undercompensate them.”
Brazil recently unveiled its much anticipated copyright reform proposal and it provides a statutory example of applying this principle. Article 107 includes an interesting balance to legal protection for digital locks.
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