This editorial from the Yukon News titled Copyright Law Puts Canadians at Risk is well worth the registration requirement. It begins by focusing on the Search Engine interview: Jim Prentice fled. Like a sissy. And you can’t really blame him. Prentice’s proposed copyright legislation is a selloff of Canadian citizens’ […]
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Privacy Commissioner of Canada Blogging on C-61
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has posted two entries on the C-61, noting the privacy implications of the bill.
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 1: Remedy the Lack of Consultation
Today marks the first day of the House of Commons summer recess, yet there are just 61 weekdays until it is scheduled to resume on September 15th. In light of that numerical coincidence, I am planning to run a 61 Reforms for C-61 series by posting a new necessary reform to the deeply flawed Canadian DMCA each weekday thoughout the recess. Many of the proposed changes will unsurprisingly focus on the anti-circumvention provisions. The 61 day series will be aggregated here (and I should note that my site now features a modest change with many of the C-61 postings readily accessible through pull-down menus in the top right corner).
The next 60 postings will identify specific flawed provisions in the bill or reforms that were not included. To start the series, however, one post on how we got here.
Summary of 61 Reforms to C-61 Blog Postings
Day 61: The Mysterious Section 3 Day 60: Photography Provisions Day 59: Statutory Damages Reform – Removes Court Discretion For Reduced Damages Day 58: Statutory Damages Reform – What It Doesn’t Cover Day 57: Statutory Damages Reform – Uncertainty Day 56: Interlibrary Digital Loans Must Self-Destruct In Five Days Day […]
Spectrum Surplus Offers Chance To Pay Net Policy Bills
Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 23, 2008 as Spectrum Auction Bonanza Allows for Proactive Thinking Each week millions of Canadians buy lottery tickets as they "imagine the freedom" of hitting it big. While the federal government may not have won the lottery, it has certainly hit the jackpot […]
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