Canadian Association of Broadcasters President Glenn O'Farrell has announced that he's stepping down early next year.
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The CAB on Using Your VCR or PVR
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters, in a submission to the CRTC, states: in Canada, consumers who record TV shows for later viewing, whether on a VCR, in-home PVR or, potentially, through an NPVR, are infringing copyright. For this reason, Canadian BDUs are actively seeking an amendment to the Copyright Act […]
CAB Seeks New Copyright Exception
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters has posted its submission to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, which is conducting a science and technology policy review. The CAB calls on the committee to "recommend to the Government of Canada that sections 30.8 and 30.9 of the Copyright Act be […]
Broadcasters Claim Copyright at the Breaking Point
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters, which represents television and radio broadcasters across the country, has jumped into the copyright reform debate. In an op-ed in this week's Hill Times, CAB President Glenn O'Farrell warns that radio broadcasters are at the breaking point on copyright, pointing to escalating tariffs that could […]
McMurdy on Verner’s CAB Speech
Dierdre McMurdy covers Canadian Heritage Minister Josee Verner's speech yesterday to the CAB, noting that new fees for over-the-air television is a longshot and that a new copyright bill is about six weeks away.
