The Wire Report reports (sub required) that Google and Yahoo are concerned with the “enabler” provision in Bill C-32. The provision is designed to target sites that facilitate but the search engines fear it could have unintended consequences.

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Next ACTA Round To Be Vice-Ministerial Level Meeting
The Japanese media is reporting that the next round of ACTA negotations in Tokyo will be a Vice-Ministerial level meeting, providing further confirmation that countries expect to conclude the agreement at the late September meeting.
“Legislative Guidance” on Fair Dealing: The Plan to Reverse CCH?
In the discussion that has followed, I believe that it has become increasingly clear that the “legislative guidance” is not really about the fair dealing reforms found in C-32, but rather fair dealing more generally. Unfortunately, the writers’ letter only speaks of their concerns and does not provide any specific policy or legislative reform recommendations that would clarify their intentions. However, with the government having opened up the fair dealing provision, those groups may see an opportunity to reverse the Supreme Court of Canada’s CCH decision that characterized fair dealing as a user right and established guidelines for its interpretation.
Why do I arrive at this conclusion?
Has the U.S. Caved on Secondary Liability in ACTA?
Following the ninth round of ACTA negotiations in Lucerne, Switzerland in July, it became apparent (after the updated ACTA leaked) that the U.S. had caved on some of its demands to include DMCA-like anti-circumvention language in ACTA. The ACTA provisions still go further than the WIPO Internet treaties by mandating […]
Estimating the Economic Impact of Google Book Search
A new article forthcoming in the prestigious Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA attempts to estimate the economic impact of Google Book Search on the publishing industry. The study finds no evidence of negative impact and some evidence of a positive impact.