LaPresse examines the influence of blogs, including those involved in the fight over Bill C-61.
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Varsity on C-61
The Varsity focuses on the effects of the Canadian DMCA on students.
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 23: TPMs – No Exception for Obsolete or Broken Digital Locks
The inclusion of a right to circumvent in the event that the TPM breaks or becomes obsolete should be relatively uncontroversial. The U.S. Registrar of Copyrights has included a specific exception that addresses this situation since 2000. The exception reflects the recognition that the continual evolution of technology places the […]
National Film Board on the Missing Canadian Digitization Strategy
In its submission to the CRTC New Media consultation, the National Film Board of Canada warns: Canada today finds itself years behind other countries in developing a clearly focused and effective digitization strategy. The United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and China have already established digitization strategies that […]
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 22: TPMs – No Exception for Filtering Programs
As part of the U.S. Copyright Office's DMCA rulemaking procedure (under which it identifies non-infringing uses that are hampered by the DMCA), the Office has twice issued an exemption for circumvention of filtering software programs in order to identify the list of sites included within the program. Filtering programs can […]
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