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61 Reforms to C-61, Day 2: Format Shifting Limited to Videocassettes

One of Bill C-61's "consumer-oriented provisions" (as emphasized by Industry Minister Jim Prentice) is the arrival of format shifting. Prentice's opening remarks focused on how consumers will be able to legally "format shift" music, photographs, and books under the new bill. Yet the format shifting provisions for video are nothing […]

June 23, 2008 — Comments are Disabled — Stop CDMCA

Show Your Fair Copyright for Canada Colours

In light of several requests, we've launched a Fair Copyright for Canada online shop at Cafe Press. You can now get t-shirts, buttons, stickers, mugs and an assortment of other schwag. In addition to the Fair Copyright for Canada stuff, users are invited to submit their own artwork ideas for […]

June 23, 2008 — Comments are Disabled — Stop CDMCA

A Week in the Life of the Canadian DMCA: Part Five

The week in the life of the Canadian DMCA concludes (day one, day two, day three, day four) with Stephen.

Stephen is a big music fan. Tonight, he is going with his girlfriend to see his favourite band in concert. He has purchased every CD issued by the band. To get ready for concert, he downloads a live version of one of his favourite songs that was released commercially in Europe (it is not available in Canada) that he finds on a file-sharing network. The song is downloaded to an external hard drive that he uses to store his music. While on the network, one hundred songs on the hard drive were available in his shared folder for others to download, though none were. At his girlfriend’s request, he also copies three of the band's best songs onto a CD to play during the drive to the concert. He gives the CD to his girlfriend as a gift.

If Industry Minister Jim Prentice’s Bill C-61 becomes law, all of these copying activity – with one exception – would arguably violate the law.

June 20, 2008 — Comments are Disabled — Stop CDMCA

A Week in the Life of the Canadian DMCA: Part Four

The week in the life of the Canadian DMCA continues (day one, day two, day three) with Diane. Diane, who is four years old, is a huge fan of the popular TV character Dora the Explorer. For her birthday, she received four Dora DVDs. Given Diane’s habit of scratching them, […]

June 19, 2008 — Comments are Disabled — Stop CDMCA

Angus Reid Poll on Copyright Reveals Strong Opposition to C-61

Angus Reid has just released a new poll of Canadian views on the new copyright bill. The survey finds that 39 percent of Canadians want their MP to vote against the bill, 32 percent in favour, and 29 percent are not sure. By province the numbers are even more revealing: […]

June 19, 2008 — Comments are Disabled — Stop CDMCA