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Canada Introduces DMCA-Style Copyright Law

Posted by timothy on from the let's-see-less-flattery-please dept.

P Starrson writes "The Canadian government this afternoon kept one promise many could live without. It introduced new copyright legislation that will bring DMCA-style legislation to Canada (backgrounder and FAQ here but bill still not online). Professor Michael Geist has apparently seen a copy and points out on his blog that while the bill does not go as far as the United States, the proposal is full of new rights for the music industry with precious little for users."

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  1. The USA by argoff · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The moral is, the USA isn't really more corrupt or backward than many other governments out there. They were just the first to get it because that's where most the money is, and that's where the pressures of the information age hit first.

  2. This has a very good chance of dying... by Hamster+Lover · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In my opinion, there is very little chance of this passing. Parliament is set to recess for the summer and this bill would have to go through first reading, second reading and committee or report stage and finally third reading all before summer recess or risk dying on the order paper. The Liberals are having trouble enough getting the same-sex marriage legislation to third reading stage, never mind a bill introduced this late.

    I think the bill was introduced as a way of deflecting criticism for delaying implementation of recent WIPO intellectual property agreements and to appease lobby groups clamouring for action on the "theft" of music and movies on the internets after several reverses by the courts.

  3. They lie right in the FAQ by nuggz · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Q7 "Legitimate access as authorized by the Copyright Act, will not be altered.
    Circumvention for the purposes of making private copies of sound recordings will not be permitted, however.

    See the Copyright act section 80
    http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-42/39673.html#rid-3 9796

    At the very least they shouldn't lie in the FAQ describing a new law.
    Time to contact your MP, remember it is free to snail mail them.