I speak to Jesse Brown on Bill C-32 and the prospect that it will become law in this week’s Search Engine podcast.
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Writers Guild of Canada on Digital Locks in C-32
The Writers Guild of Canada posts its views on Bill C-32. While I disagree with several of its positions, it is good to see a writer’s group be honest about the impact of digital locks: The only option that Bill C-32 offers creators is digital locks, which freezes current revenue […]
The U.S. Influence on Bill C-32 Hits House of Commons Debate
This bill was developed for the big American film and video game companies, and digital locks meet most of their needs. For these big American and European film and video game companies, the government did a good job.
That theme continued in day two of the debate in this exchange between the NDP and the Liberals:
Opposition Responses to C-32’s Digital Lock Rules – The Video
Video clips from the opposition comments to Bill C-32’s digital locks (along with MP Scott Simms bringing a copy of From “Radical Extremism” to “Balanced Copyright”: Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda to the debate):
UK To Review Copyright Flexibilities
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans to review his country’s copyright laws with the view to relax the law to allow greater use of copyright material without prior permission. Cameron spoke of the benefits of fair use to help develop new products and services.
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