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“Copyright Law Heavy-Handed”

As the negative letters pile up at the Toronto Star (here, here, here) and the Western Standard's blog criticizes the bill, the Prince George Citizen takes aim at the Canadian DMCA.

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June 16, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Creative Protests Against the Canadian DMCA

What started with Gordon Duggan's exceptional 51st State comic released just before the introduction of Bill C-61 has expanded to other media.  Graphic artist Gaetan Diotte has created a series of graphics that can be used for posters or t-shirts.  Meanwhile, film maker Brett Gaylor's Copyright Criminals project is picking […]

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June 15, 2008 7 comments News

Made-in-America Copyright Law

So says the editorial page at the Victoria Times-Colonist. Update: The Nanaimo Daily News adds that the bill is "not enforceable, impractical, and inappropriate." 

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June 15, 2008 4 comments News

The Press is Not Impressed With Copyright Bill

Sudbury Star and St. Catharines Standard warn that legislation will "make Canada a nation of criminals."  The Brantford Examiner notes that "groups are moving swiftly (and in most cases, behind closed doors) to bring laws very similar to the DMCA's to Canada." Positive Toronto Star editorial is greeted with an […]

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June 14, 2008 4 comments News

CBC’s Search Engine Crowdsources Copyright Questions

CBC's Search Engine, which last year crowdsourced questions for Industry Minister Jim Prentice, is asking Canadians for practical questions about the consequences of Bill C-61.

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June 14, 2008 4 comments News