Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 3, 2010 as Long-Awaited Copyright Reform Plan Flawed But Flexible Copyright has long been viewed as one of the government's most difficult and least rewarding policy issues. It attracts passionate views from a wide range of stakeholders, including creators, consumers, businesses, and educators […]
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Bill C-32: The Day After Media Coverage
Given the public interest in copyright, it should come as little surprise to find intense media coverage of the introduction of the new copyright bill. While the government's emphasis was on balance, it is interesting to note that much of the discussion in the media focused on the impact of […]
Clement’s Tweeting on C-32: A New Kind of Public Engagement
While there are critics of C-32, everyone should be willing to give props to Industry Minister Tony Clement for his tweeting on the bill. Soon after the usual press conference, Clement began responding directly to public tweets asking questions about the bill. He thanked the public for positive and negative […]
Liberals, NDP Both Focus on C-32 Digital Lock Provisions
Reaction from both the Liberals and NDP focus on C-32 digital lock provisions. Liberal critic Marc Garneau told CBC.ca that the bill seemed to be missing an exception that would allow people to break digital locks if it was for private, non-commercial use. Meanwhile, the NDP's Charlie Angus argued "the […]
Battle of the Balanced Copyright Sites
The government is using balancedcopyright.gc.ca as the domain name for its site devoted to Bill C-32. Someone forgot to register the actual balancedcopyright.ca domain, however, which was quickly grabbed by the Pirate Party of Canada, which is now a registered political party.
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