Founded in 1922, the Canadian Historical Association is a bilingual organization with 1,200 members scattered across Canada, the United States and the rest of the world, dedicated to scholarship in all fields of history. Its submission to the copyright consultation raised concerns about digital lock legislation: recommends that penalties for […]
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Copyright Debate Hits the House of Commons: Opposition Won’t Support C-11 Due to Digital Locks
Unless the digital lock provisions change, the New Democratic Party will not support the bill because it is not balanced.
Liberal Industry critic Geoff Regan stated:
the Liberal Party will not support Bill C-11. The digital lock provisions in this bill are far too strict and they override virtually every other right that is in the legislation.
The Daily Digital Lock Dissenter, Day 12: Canadian Association of Research Libraries
The members of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries are the 29 major academic research libraries across Canada together with Library and Archives Canada, the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) and the Library of Parliament. CARL’s position on digital locks is similar to the Canadian Library Association: […]
Do Bell’s Throttling Practices Violate CRTC Net Neutrality Rules?: It Says P2P Congestion Declining
Earlier this week, Bell wrote to its wholesale ISP customers to let them know that it is shifting away from throttling practices that have been in place for several years. The letter states: Effective November 2011, new links implemented by Bell to augment our DSL network may not be subject […]
Debate On Bill C-11 Begins Today
The Hill Times has a cover story on the return of copyright reform, with debate on Bill C-11 scheduled to commence today.
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