The remaining chapters are Enforcement Practices (previously chapter four, but now chapter three), International Co-operation, Institutional Arrangements, and Final Provisions. A closer look at each chapter and the most notable changes:
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The remaining chapters are Enforcement Practices (previously chapter four, but now chapter three), International Co-operation, Institutional Arrangements, and Final Provisions. A closer look at each chapter and the most notable changes:
The WSJ reports on a legal battle between Eminem and Universal Records over royalties due for downloads from iTunes. The court sided with the artist, which would result in a significantly higher royalty rate. The music label has vowed to fight the decision.
Howard Knopf posts on new decisions from the Federal Court of Appeal which suggest that there is effectively a making available right in the case of musical works in Canadian copyright law and no need for further reform on the issue.
Perhaps the most important story of the latest draft is how the countries are close to agreement on the Internet enforcement chapter. The Internet enforcement chapter has been among the most contentious since the U.S. first proposed draft language that would have globalized the DMCA and raised the prospect of three strikes and you’re out. In the face of opposition, the U.S. has dropped its demands on secondary liability but is still holding out hope of establishing digital lock rules that go beyond the WIPO Internet treaties and were even rejected by its own courts.
The key takeaways from the Internet chapter, noting that Canada has reserved the right to revisit elements of this chapter at a later date: