copyright reform

Will New US DMCA Exemptions Spur Review of Canadian Copyright Reform Bill?

Recent announcement by Librarian of Congress of new exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes Canada’s proposed Copyright Reform Bill (C-32) look more draconian than ever, and rather than bring it “in...

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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 Net News No Comments

Canadian Copyright Reform Bill – The Winners and Losers

We have just wrapped up reviewing bill C-32, Canada’s copyright reform bill. Since Canada had a huge public consultation on the matter earlier, we found it to be an interesting idea to go...

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Friday, July 9th, 2010 Net News No Comments

A Detailed Look at Bill C-32 – Canada’s Copyright Reform Bill (Part 6 – Final)

After 5 parts, we begin to near the end of our look at Bill C-32, Canada’s copyright reform bill. While we may have covered a large number of broad topics, there are still...

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Friday, July 9th, 2010 Net News No Comments

A Detailed Look at Bill C-32 – Canada’s Copyright Reform Bill (Part 1)

We’ve been hearing lots about Canada’s new copyright reform bill (Bill C-32) and it’s already caused quite a stir. Since it is so new, very few people have had a chance outside of...

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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 Net News No Comments

Canadian DCMA (Copyright Reform Bill) Tabled

Think it’s a typo to call it the DCMA rather than the DMCA? Think again. The Digital Copyright Modernization Act has been tabled.

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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 Net News No Comments