Several weeks ago I pointed to a great post by ACTRA member Jason Chesworth on Bill C-61. Chesworth has continued to post on the issue, noting the link between one of the organization's executives and Sony BMG. That post has drawn a rebuke from ACTRA's Executive Director who would seemingly […]
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King Continues Copyright Focus in Guelph
NDP candidate and noted author and broadcaster Tom King continues to place the spotlight on copyright in the forthcoming Guelph by-election with another press release and an interview with ITWorld Canada.
Stanton Town Hall Set for August 28th
Bruce Stanton, Conservative MP for Simcoe North, has now set a copyright town hall meeting for August 28th. The meeting, which Stanton says comes in response to the high level of interest in the issue, will be held in Coldwater, Ontario at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 270 (2 Michael […]
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 19: TPMs – No Exception for Digital Archiving
Earlier this week, the U.S. Library of Congress issued a report on digital archiving in which it expressed concern about the obstacles created by DRM to the preservation of digital materials. This concern – which the Canadian government addressed in a narrow context for the Library and Archives Canada legal deposit program in 2006 – remains a major issues for archives across the country. Incredibly, Bill C-61 leaves the issue virtually untouched, potentially shutting out archives from preserving Canadian history in digital form. The bill includes a limitation on liability for archives for circumvention (Section 41.19 provides that archives that circumvent without awareness of a legal violation do not face financial damages) and lists archival interests as a potential factor for new exceptions, yet there is nothing to ensure that digital archiving is not locked out due to anti-circumvention legislation.
Other countries have recognized this danger and sought to address it.
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