The Canadian Music Creators Coalition has issued a press release renewing its call for the Canadian government to reject anti-circumvention legislation and reforms that facilitate lawsuits against individuals.
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Canadian Public Domain Told To Cease and Desist
The International Music Score Library Project was a quiet Canadian success story. Using wiki technologies, it emerged over the past two years as a leading source of public domain music scores, hosting thousands of scores uploaded by a community of students, teachers, and others in the music community. The site […]
National Post on Copyright Reform
The National Post features a nicely balanced article on forthcoming copyright reform in Canada.
U.S. Congressional Committee Targets Canada
Ars Technica reports that a U.S. Congressional hearing on IP infringement targets China, Russia, and Canada. Our offence? Not enacting a DMCA.
Ministers Respond to Industry Committee Counterfeiting Report
Four government ministers – Day (Public Safety), Prentice (Industry), Emerson (International Trade), and Nicholson (Justice) – have issued their response to last spring's Industry Committee counterfeiting report that included 19 recommendations for reform including stronger penalties, WIPO ratification, and increased border enforcement. The letter, which interestingly does include Canadian Heritage Minister Josee Verner, avoids addressing each specific recommendation as the Committee requested, choosing instead to offer some general words of support for anti-counterfeiting measures.
The letter rightly focuses first on concerns associated with health and safety. The letter continues by noting that the Government's first step in its IPR strategy has already been taken with the passage of last spring's anti-camcording legislation. Moreover, it adds that there is ongoing inter-departmental work on strengthening IP enforcement.
Looking ahead, the letter again confirms that the DMCA is headed to Canada, stating that:
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