Reuters covers the growing clash over ACTA with countries such as India and China increasingly concerned with the proposed agreement. The report indicates that an interim ACTA meeting is planned for this Friday in Geneva.
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Canadian Federation of Students on C-32
The Canadian Federation of Students has released a member advisory on Bill C-32. The advisory concludes that the bill "is a reasonable attempt at creating a balanced Copyright Act, however, it is fundamentally undermined by its blanket protection for digital locks."
Setting the Record Straight: 32 Questions and Answers on C-32’s Digital Lock Provisions, Part Two
Yesterday's post on the 32 Questions and Answers on Bill C-32's digital lock provisions focused on general issues in the bill, including compliance with WIPO, the penalty provisions, and their constitutional validity. Today's post discusses the shortcomings in the anti-circumvention exceptions that are included in C-32. With the exception of a new exception for cellphone unlocking, the exceptions are the same as those found in C-61 and a virtual mirror of the U.S. DMCA. For those that want it all in a single package, I've posted the full series as PDF download.
C-32's Circumvention Exceptions
This section features answers to the following questions:
- Bill C-32 contains circumvention exceptions for encryption research and security testing. Doesn't that address the research concerns?
- Bill C-32 contains a circumvention exception for privacy. Doesn't that address the privacy concerns?
- Bill C-32 contains a circumvention exception for the visually impaired. Doesn't that address those access concerns?
- Bill C-32 contains a circumvention exception for interoperability. Doesn't that address those concerns?
If C-32 Becomes Law: Redline Version of the Copyright Act
Thanks once again to the hard work of my research assistant Keith Rose, posted below is a redline version of the Copyright Act with Bill C-32 incorporated into the law.
IFPI: Bill C-32 Doesn’t Go Far Enough
The IFPI, which is the global recording industry association, has provided its first take on Bill C-32 and is unsurprisingly looking for more. While it welcomes the digital lock provisions, the IFPI says the bill doesn't go far enough, presumably a reference to the absence of three strikes and you're […]
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