Post Tagged with: "prentice"

The Canadian DMCA: Check the Fine Print

As expected, the Canadian DMCA is big, complicated, and a close model of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (Industry Canada provides a large number of fact sheets here).  I'll have much more to say once I've had a careful read, but these are my five key points to take […]

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June 12, 2008 264 comments News

The Canadian DMCA: Check the Fine Print

As expected, the Canadian DMCA is big, complicated, and a close model of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (Industry Canada provides a large number of fact sheets here).  I'll have much more to say once I've had a careful read, but these are my five key points to take […]

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June 12, 2008 Comments are Disabled Stop CDMCA

Tomorrow is Canadian DMCA Day

The government just announced that it will unveil the copyright reform bill – complete with the "Made in Canada Copyright Reform" spin – tomorrow morning (likely as Bill C-61). Update: The National Post with coverage of what may be in store for Canadians. Further coverage from the Canadian Press and […]

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June 11, 2008 51 comments News
Canadian Copyright Reform: The Comic Book Edition

Canadian Copyright Reform: The Comic Book Edition

Gordon Duggan of Appropriation Art has created a remarkable comic book [PDF – 2.8 MB] chronicling the recent battle over Canadian copyright reform. The book includes over 100 links to websites, articles, and other resources as every quote or reference is hyperlinked.  It concludes with references to groups actively involved […]

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June 11, 2008 4 comments News

Prentice’s Made in Canada Spin

Susan Delacourt of the Toronto Star reports that people have spotted signs around the Industry Canada headquarters sporting the slogan "Made in Canada Copyright Reform." The report suggests that Industry Minister Jim Prentice has dropped the "Putting Consumers First" line that he used at the spectrum auction announcement (consumers are […]

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June 10, 2008 27 comments News