Sources indicate that staff from Conservative Government House Leader Peter Van Loan spent the morning calling MPs to ensure that they forward correspondence from constituents on copyright to Industry Minister Jim Prentice's office. MPs were advised that the call was designed to ensure that Canadians receive the Conservative media lines […]
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Aeroplan Launches DRM-Free Music Store
As Industry Minister Jim Prentice prepares to introduce a Canadian DMCA designed to protect DRM, Aeroplan has announced that its digital music store will offer DRM-free music from all four major record labels.
“Consumers May Lose Digital Content They Have Paid For”
Canwest covers the Canadian DMCA, noting that the bill is expected to hit Canadian consumers as they attempt to use their digital content.
The WikiMinister
The Edmonton Journal with a new moniker for Industry Minister Jim Prentice.
Why Notice-and-Notice Should Be Part of the Canadian DMCA
One of the few good points in the expected Canadian DMCA is likely to be Industry Minister Jim Prentice's decision to stick with a notice-and-notice approach for ISP liability. I've described the system here. This is the same approach that was proposed in Bill C-60 and has been used on […]
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