The Torontoist writes about The Craft Economy's effort to raise awareness on C-61. Update: Mathew Ingram of the Globe and Mail covers the Craft Economy initiative.
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CIRA’s Whois Debacle
I've written in the past about the hugely disappointing CIRA decision to backtrack on its WHOIS policy and create backdoor access for special interests. CIRA has now posted the minutes (1, 2, 3) associated with the decision-making process and the deep divide within the board becomes immediately evident. The minutes […]
IT World Canada Launches C-61 Petition
ITWorldCanada has launched a new petition on C-61, focusing on anti-circumvention legislation. The petition adopts an approach that preserves permitted uses by calling for reform of the bill by amending the anti-circumvention provisions to read: "No person shall circumvent a technological measure within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the […]
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 26: TPMs – Encryption Research Exception Requires Notice
As discussed in the last entry, Bill C-61 includes an exception for encryption research much like the U.S. DMCA. The U.S. DMCA exception has been widely criticized as providing insufficient legal protection for legitimate encryption research, leading to significant concerns in the research community about the prospect for liability. The […]
Canadian Conference of the Arts on C-61
The CCA puts out two documents (1, 2), which acknowledge that a key driver behind the bill is "unrelenting pressure from the United States and the mass media interests who regard Canadian copyright law as harmful to their economic interests. (This despite the fact that the World Economic Forum rates […]
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