The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has posted its position paper on Bill C-32. The AUCC is calling for the six factor test from the Supreme Court to be incorporated into fair dealing and for the bill “to permit the breaking of digital locks for any purpose that […]
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Canadian Federation of Students Releases C-32 Position Paper
The Canadian Federation of Students has issued a comprehensive position paper on Bill C-32. It calls for the adoption of a flexible fair dealing provision and raises questions about the inclusion of the digital lock rules. At a minimum, it calls for a link between circumvention and an infringing purpose […]
More Canadians Speak Out on Bill C-32, Deadline Today
Today is the final day for Canadians to submit their comments on Bill C-32 to the legislative committee examining the bill. New posts of submissions include Heather Morrison linking open access with copyright reform and Dylan McCall with a library perspective. Meanwhile, CBC.ca covers the politics behind the bill and […]
Triangulation: My Interview with Leo Laporte and Tom Merritt
Last month I conducted an hour-long interview with Leo Laporte and Tom Merritt on a new TWiT program called Triangulation. The interview focuses primarily on ACTA and Canadian copyright reform.
Canadians Speaking Out on Bill C-32: Only Five Days Left
The House of Commons resumes next week with hearings on Bill C-32 likely to pick up where they left off in December. As I noted last week, the Bill C-32 committee has invited Canadians to provide their views on the bill in email submissions due no later than January 31, 2011. The call for comments has attracted some attention, leading to some posting their responses online:
- Project Gutenberg Canada
- CLUE: Canada’s Association for Free/Libre and Open Source Software policy co-ordinator Russell McOrmond
- Professor Meera Nair, Simon Fraser University
- Option Key
- Karl Plesz
- Ben Harack
A reminder that the Committee has set the following parameters:
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