The Conservative party holds a policy convention next week and documents posted by National Newswatch reveals that there are a several minor proposed changes to the party's position on copyright. First, there is a proposal to extend support for private copying of sound recordings to video as well. The new […]
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CPCC Political Survey on Private Copying
The Canadian Private Copying Collective has released a survey of the major political parties on their views on the private copying levy. The Conservatives did not respond. The release does not appear on the CPCC site, but FYI Music reports on the results.
Copyright Lobbying: September Update
Last month, I posted on the data from the new lobbyist registry that includes reports on meetings with senior government officials. The first batch of entries included meetings on intellectual property with CRIA, Microsoft, CTVGlobemedia, and Google. The newest update, which covers the month of August, includes the following new […]
CPCC Wins $1.75 Million Settlement
FYI Music reports that the Canadian Private Copying Collective has received a $1.75 million settlement over unreported sales of blank audio media.
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 12: Music Shifting Provision and Private Copying
I noted last week that Bill C-61 creates a legal framework that means that consumers may buy a CD and pay the levy on a blank CD, yet still violate the law if they circumvent copy-controls in order to make a private copy of their purchased CD. There is a second private copying angle that merits analysis. The music shifting provision blocks users from shifting music to their iPod if they borrowed or rented the sound recording to be shifted. However, in what may be a case of bad drafting, the same provision appears to allow users to transfer borrowed or rented CDs to their iPod with one additional step that bring private copying into the picture. The process requires the user to make a private copy of a sound recording onto a blank CD. The private copying system allows for such copies from borrowed or rented CDs. The user then shifts the sound recordings from the private copied CD to their iPod.
This additional step would appear to meet the requirements of the law (Section 29.22(1)), namely:
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