As expected, the government has placed the new copyright bill on the Notice Paper for next week. This confirms widespread rumours that Industry Minister Jim Prentice will introduce the Canadian DMCA next week, most likely on Tuesday.
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U.S. Public Radio on Canadian DMCA
Jon Gordon's Future Tense program on American Public Media covers the Canadian DMCA story (MP3 version) .
Songwriters Association of Canada Calls for Legalized P2P File Sharing
The Songwriters Association of Canada has released an important new proposal calling for the legalization of peer-to-peer file sharing. The SAC has proposed the creation of a new right – the Right to Equitable Remuneration for Music File Sharing. The new right would make it legal to share music on […]
Ontario Chamber of Commerce Floats Counterfeit Numbers
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce is out today with a new report on intellectual property which recycles many of the demands of the copyright lobby – WIPO ratification, tougher penalties, and a handful of task forces. What makes the report unique, however, is its claims about the size and scope of the counterfeiting issue in Canada. The report includes the RCMP's discredited $30 billion claim and even though the RCMP has backed away from it, the report states that it is a "widely accepted" estimate.
The Chamber's press release trumpets $22.5 billion in counterfeiting losses for Canada of which it says $9 billion comes from Ontario. How did it arrive at this figure?