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ACTA Conclusion Nears With “Technical Round” Set For Late November

Newly leaked documents from the European Union shed new light into the latest ACTA developments, indicating that the U.S. and E.U. are nearing agreement on the outstanding issues and that a further “technical round” – seemingly round 12 by another name – is set for Sydney, Australia from November 30th […]

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November 9, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

It All Comes Down to This on Copyright?

I speak to Jesse Brown on Bill C-32 and the prospect that it will become law in this week’s Search Engine podcast.

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November 9, 2010 1 comment News

Writers Guild of Canada on Digital Locks in C-32

The Writers Guild of Canada posts its views on Bill C-32.  While I disagree with several of its positions, it is good to see a writer’s group be honest about the impact of digital locks: The only option that Bill C-32 offers creators is digital locks, which freezes current revenue […]

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November 8, 2010 44 comments News

The U.S. Influence on Bill C-32 Hits House of Commons Debate

One of the most notable aspects of the House of Commons debate on Bill C-32 thus far (debate continues today) has been the recognition by opposition MPs of the influence of the U.S. on the bill’s digital lock rules.  In the opening debate, Bloc MP Carole Lavallée argued:

This bill was developed for the big American film and video game companies, and digital locks meet most of their needs. For these big American and European film and video game companies, the government did a good job.

That theme continued in day two of the debate in this exchange between the NDP and the Liberals:

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November 5, 2010 35 comments News

Opposition Responses to C-32’s Digital Lock Rules – The Video

Video clips from the opposition comments to Bill C-32’s digital locks (along with MP Scott Simms bringing a copy of From “Radical Extremism” to “Balanced Copyright”: Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda to the debate):

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November 5, 2010 6 comments News