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An Act to amend the Copyright Act (39th Canadian Parliament, 2nd Session)

January 01, 1970

An Act to amend the Copyright Act (French: Loi modifiant la Loi sur le droit d’auteur, Bill C-61) was a bill tabled in 2008 during the second session of the 39th Canadian Parliament by Minister of Industry Jim Prentice. The bill died on the Order Paper when the 39th Parliament was dissolved prematurely and an election was called on September 7, 2008.[3] The Conservative Party of Canada promised in its 2008 election platform to re-introduce a bill containing the content of C-61 if re-elected.[4]

Bill C-61
House of Commons of Canada
  • An Act to amend the Copyright Act.
CitationBill C-61[1]
Enacted byHouse of Commons of Canada
Legislative history
Bill titleBill C-61
Introduced byJim Prentice and Josée Verner
First readingJune 12, 2008[2]
Status: Expired

The bill was the successor to the previously proposed Bill C-60. Specifically, the Conservative government claimed that the bill was intended to meet Canada's WIPO treaty obligations. Bill C-61 attracted widespread criticism from critics who claimed that it did not strike a fair balance between the rights of copyright holders and consumers.[5] There was also confusion between C-61 and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement which also had significant copyright implications for Canada.

Jim Prentice claimed that it would "expressly allow you to record TV shows for later viewing; copy legally purchased music onto other devices, such as MP3 players or cell phones; make back-up copies of legally purchased books, newspapers, videocassettes and photographs onto devices you own".[6] However, the bill would have made it illegal to circumvent DRM technologies effectively rendering the rights granted useless for DRM protected digital media.[7]

This bill was superseded by Bill C-32 introduced on June 2, 2010.[8]

Content edit

The proposed bill contained the following changes on what constituted copyright infringement and what did not for personal use.[9]

Time shifting, limited format shifting, copying for personal use, and device transferring of media were permitted but with significant limitations. Copies of shows and videocassettes could be made but were not allowed to involve DVDs, shows with a "no recording flag" or any other format encumbered by "digital locks". Additionally, a transfer of media was allowed only once per device owned by the purchaser of the original copy. The bill also gave rightsholders the autonomy of imposing additional clauses on the consumer (e.g. Amazon's non-transferability clause, promotional use only, do not sell/transfer, etc.).[10] Format shifting was required to comply with an additional (pdf).[11]

Hosts, such as ISPs, were to be absolved of legal responsibility in the event of their services being unintentionally used to provide access to copyrighted material.[12] Methods of protecting subscriber privacy would have become legal under the proposed bill, however, the distribution of software to do so would have been illegal, effectively cancelling out the right.

The bill would have made circumventing all digital locks illegal, including locks on the Internet.[13] It would have modified what libraries can do in providing digital copies, such that they would have been allowed to create digital copies for patrons, but the copies would have had to self-destruct or be destroyed within five days of creation.[12]

Bill C-61 modified the copyrights of performers and their performances giving the performer the sole right to:[12]

  • "communicate [his or her performance] to the public by telecommunication."
  • "perform [his or her performance] in public."
  • fix his or her performance in material form, such as by recording it onto a DVD.
  • reproduce, rent, sell or otherwise transfer ownership of any sound recording of his or her performance.

The Bill proposed a fine of $500 for music downloads. Since this was not made to apply in other cases, fines of $20,000 per instance defined in previous bills were understood to apply to new offences criminalized by Bill C-61.[14] These included: circumventing digital locks or DRM regardless of reason/intent, uploading copyrighted material regardless of awareness or "making available" copyrighted material regardless of whether it was actually uploaded.[15] In the case of commercial circumvention of DRM, Clause 32 of the Bill specified penalties of $1,000,000 and/or five years imprisonment on conviction on indictment, or $25,000 and/or six months imprisonment on summary conviction.[12]

Confusion with Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement edit

Main article: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

There was confusion between Bill C-61 and ACTA, evident by letters sent by Jim Prentice detailing that no border checks were to occur. The proposed border checks are part of ACTA, not Bill C-61.

Reaction edit

A poll using the following question resulted in 45% of the population against, and 45% of the population in favor of the question.[16][17]

As you may know, the federal government has proposed amendments to the Copyright Act, which include introducing a $500 fine for people caught downloading copyrighted material from the Internet, and a fine of up to $20,000 for people who hack digital locks or upload copyrighted material to file-sharing websites. From what you have heard, seen or read, do you support or oppose the proposed changes?

— Angus Reid, National Public Opinion Poll

By age, 58% of those aged 18–34 were opposed as compared with 37% of those 35-54 and only 27% of those older. The poll was criticized for not mentioning any of the anti DRM circumvention provisions and using an inaccurate definition of "hacked".[16]

Support edit

Proponents of the bill, including some copyright holders in the entertainment industry, called it a much needed "assurance that [investors are] protected." They also called it a "win-win" balance between consumers and copyright holders with some pushing further asking for format shifting to be made illegal.[18]

The MPAA and RIAA supported the proposal, as they saw it as finally bringing in Canada to WIPO standards, having lobbied/pressured hard for stricter copyright rules.[19]

The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists was supportive. According to Brad Keenan, Director, ACTRA Performers' Rights Society and Sound Recording Division, "the Bill not only introduces the new concept of format shifting, it is also [revises] existing rules on time-shifting. ACTRA believes that consumers should have flexibility, however, artists must be compensated for uses of their work and we don't see this part of the equation in the government releases. We would be deeply concerned if the Bill allows people to copy artists' work onto media devices like iPods without compensation for creators; and, also if existing levies and royalties are affected by this Bill." Stephen Waddell, ACTRA's National Executive Director, says it has been "more than a decade since Canada signed on to the WIPO copyright treaties," and that, "implementing these treaties as this Bill does, will bring our laws into the 21st Century."[20] However, among the ranks, there is dissent by some ACTRA members despite the group's public stance. Jason Chesworth, a member of ACTRA on Broadcast This wrote that he, "questioned the union's position," and that he, "wholeheartedly disagree[s] with ACTRA...in fact....believe[s] that the proposed changes will become a major detriment to artists trying to create content while protecting only those at the top."[21]

Criticism edit

 
An opponent of the proposed Bill C-61 holds up a protest sign at a public breakfast event held during the Calgary Stampede by Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice.

Among opposition parties, Liberal MP Scott Brison, called the bill a "US-made law" that would establish a "police state."[5] Members of the New Democratic Party including NDP Leader Jack Layton and NDP Member Charlie Angus were strongly opposed and promised to fight the bill.[22][23] A substantial majority of Canadians (76%) were found to agree with the statement that the bill was drafted in the US.[16]

As of September 29, 2008, , more than 92,000 people had joined the Facebook group "Fair Copyright for Canada", started by law professor Michael Geist, to protest Bill C-61. Geist's blog[24] became one of the leading sites for educational resources on copyright reform, and tools for constituents to contact their local Members of Parliament. Michael Geist ran a series on 61 possible reforms to Bill C-61 that would make it more palatable.[25] In addition, the magazine ComputerWorld Canada ran its own petition drive, asking the government to amend the bill because it discourages experts and other coders from conducting innovative research.[26]

The Canadian Software Innovation Alliance, an association of open source developers questioned the bill, because of its potentially harmful effects on open source software modification. Spokesman Bob Young, Lulu Inc's CEO (and the former CEO of Red Hat) said: "We're crafting these laws without having anyone from the technology industry engaged in the process." He contended that the bill catered too closely to the content industry and not to engineers and software developers.[27][28]

Consumer groups including Option consommateurs, Consumers Council of Canada, Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), and Online Rights Canada voiced opposition on not being consulted in the creation of the bill.[5]

The Appropriation Art Coalition condemned the Bill saying, "copyright is meant to nurture the rights of creators, not suppress and criminalize artistic practice. It is not the responsibility of any government to legislate art."[29]

The Canadian Association of University Teachers opposed the bill as "making it more difficult for university and college teachers and students to have access to learning and research materials". It noted that material that can be copied now in paper format would not be legally copyable in electronic format when it is digitally encrypted. James Turk, the executive director said, "This could be the effective end of fair-dealing, the right to copy and use works for purposes such as research and private study."[30]

Some opponents, like the CIRPA and the CRIA said the bill should have focused more on commercial piracy instead,[31] while others called into the question of the enforceability of the bill.[16][32] Other copyright holders and artists, like the CMCC, spoke out against the bill in its entirety.[33]

Others stated that the new bill would make criminals out of ordinary people who are, for example, using a multi-regional DVD player (popular for immigrants and tourists), transferring legitimate DVD media to iPods, or using various other devices.[10][34] Backing up a computer that contains copyrighted material was also suspected be illegal under Bill C-61.[35]

There was also criticism about the anti-circumvention aspect for making "technology trump whatever rights consumers or competitors might have otherwise had", in that people only have whatever rights the rights holders give them in superseding "agreements", for example, EULA, digital contracts shown when users install, download, etc.) In addition, there was criticism about the fact that purchasing songs as a gift and transferring the song onto a device owned by the gift's recipient under the new bill would have been illegal. [18]

Editorial reviews of the bill were mostly negative or neutral. In a listing of editorials compiled by Michael Geist, there were no on-topic editorials expressing positive support for C-61.[36] In addition, the Canadian Newspaper Association was critical of the bill, for having negative impacts on news gathering.[13]

In late July 2008, Michael Geist criticized the bill on environmental grounds. Specific criticisms included:

  • Criminalizing the unlocking of cellphones, forcing consumers to acquire a new cell phone each time they switch a carrier, creating excess waste.
  • Allowing lawsuits over the legality of companies that offer to recycle printer ink cartridges.
  • Creating new barriers in the race toward network-based computing, since the ICT industry accounts for more carbon emissions than the airline industry. Sites for network-based computing – often referred to as "cloud computing" – are large server farms situated near clean energy sources. The bill could prevent developments on Canada's northern high-speed optical networks with zero carbon emissions. Bill C-61 would further prohibit many uses of network-based computing such as video recording services, backup of data, etc.[37]

The Canadian Library Association released an advocacy kit[38] to oppose the new bill, citing concerns that the bill does not protect the public interest.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Government Bill (House of Commons) C-61 (39-2) - First Reading - An Act to amend the Copyright Act - Parliament of Canada". www.parl.gc.ca.
  2. ^ "Bill C-61 at LegisInfo". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "This page is temporarily unavailable". IT World Canada.
  4. ^ "Conservatives pledge to reintroduce copyright reform". CBC News. October 7, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c Nowak, Peter (June 12, 2008). "Copyright law could result in police state: Critics". CBC News. from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  7. ^ Geist, Michael. "The Canadian DMCA". from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  8. ^ Geist, Michael. "The Canadian Copyright Bill: Flawed But Fixable". from the original on June 5, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  9. ^ Geist, Michael (June 13, 2008). "Troubling details in new downloading law". The Star. Toronto. from the original on June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  10. ^ a b Townsend, Emru. . PC World. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  11. ^ Geist, Michael. . Fair Copyright For Canada. Archived from the original on October 18, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
  12. ^ a b c d Prentice, Jim. "Bill C-61, An Act to Amend the Copyright Act." House of Commons of Canada (Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008) June 12, 2008. Retrieved on July 2, 2008.
     (a)Section 31.1.
     (b)Section 20, Subsection 5.01 (c).
     (c)Part II - Performers' Rights 1.1.
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  17. ^ Canadians Evenly Split on Amendments to Copyright Act June 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Angus Reid Strategies. Retrieved on Jun. 19, 2008.
  18. ^ a b De Beer, Jeremy. "Canada's new copyright bill: More spin than "win-win"". National Post. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  19. ^ Geist, Michael. "MPAA & RIAA Criticize USTR Position on Canada". from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
  20. ^ Ponting, Susan. . ACTRA National. Archived from the original on June 14, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  21. ^ Wilson, Drew. . Zero Paid. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
  22. ^ Layton, Jack. "NDP Response to the Prentice DMCA". Retrieved June 23, 2008. [permanent dead link]
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  26. ^ ComputerWorld Canada, August 1, 2008 (vol 24, #15):pp. 1, 16.
  27. ^ Rafael Ruffolo, "Bob Young Leads Copyright Fight." 'ComputerWorld Canada', June 20, 2008, p. 3
  28. ^ Palmer, Ian. "Canadian open source community upset over proposed copyright law". Linux.com. from the original on July 15, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
  29. ^ gduggan (online nickname). . Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
  30. ^ "New Copyright Bill Harms Educators and Researchers," CAUT Bulletin 55, 6 (June 2008), pp. A1, A4.
  31. ^ Kennedy, Kate; Selley, Chris. . Macleans. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  32. ^ Schmidt, Sarah. . Canwest News Service (Via Financial Post). Archived from the original on June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  33. ^ "Copyright Reform Bill Doesn't Help Canadian Artists: CMCC". Mediacaster Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
  34. ^ . Pulluxo. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  35. ^ Geist, Michael. "61 Reforms to C-61, Day 10: Music Shifting Provisions May Conflict With Computer Backup Systems". from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2008.
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  38. ^ . www.cla.ca. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

External links edit

  • Parliament Canada - Bill C-61 - Table of Contents
  • Parliament Canada - Bill C-61 - complete text of the bill

January 01, 1970
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An Act to amend the Copyright Act French Loi modifiant la Loi sur le droit d auteur Bill C 61 was a bill tabled in 2008 during the second session of the 39th Canadian Parliament by Minister of Industry Jim Prentice The bill died on the Order Paper when the 39th Parliament was dissolved prematurely and an election was called on September 7 2008 3 The Conservative Party of Canada promised in its 2008 election platform to re introduce a bill containing the content of C 61 if re elected 4 Bill C 61House of Commons of CanadaLong title An Act to amend the Copyright Act CitationBill C 61 1 Enacted byHouse of Commons of CanadaLegislative historyBill titleBill C 61Introduced byJim Prentice and Josee VernerFirst readingJune 12 2008 2 Status Expired The bill was the successor to the previously proposed Bill C 60 Specifically the Conservative government claimed that the bill was intended to meet Canada s WIPO treaty obligations Bill C 61 attracted widespread criticism from critics who claimed that it did not strike a fair balance between the rights of copyright holders and consumers 5 There was also confusion between C 61 and the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement which also had significant copyright implications for Canada Jim Prentice claimed that it would expressly allow you to record TV shows for later viewing copy legally purchased music onto other devices such as MP3 players or cell phones make back up copies of legally purchased books newspapers videocassettes and photographs onto devices you own 6 However the bill would have made it illegal to circumvent DRM technologies effectively rendering the rights granted useless for DRM protected digital media 7 This bill was superseded by Bill C 32 introduced on June 2 2010 8 Contents 1 Content 2 Confusion with Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement 3 Reaction 3 1 Support 3 2 Criticism 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksContent editThe proposed bill contained the following changes on what constituted copyright infringement and what did not for personal use 9 Time shifting limited format shifting copying for personal use and device transferring of media were permitted but with significant limitations Copies of shows and videocassettes could be made but were not allowed to involve DVDs shows with a no recording flag or any other format encumbered by digital locks Additionally a transfer of media was allowed only once per device owned by the purchaser of the original copy The bill also gave rightsholders the autonomy of imposing additional clauses on the consumer e g Amazon s non transferability clause promotional use only do not sell transfer etc 10 Format shifting was required to comply with an additional twelve processes pdf 11 Hosts such as ISPs were to be absolved of legal responsibility in the event of their services being unintentionally used to provide access to copyrighted material 12 Methods of protecting subscriber privacy would have become legal under the proposed bill however the distribution of software to do so would have been illegal effectively cancelling out the right The bill would have made circumventing all digital locks illegal including locks on the Internet 13 It would have modified what libraries can do in providing digital copies such that they would have been allowed to create digital copies for patrons but the copies would have had to self destruct or be destroyed within five days of creation 12 Bill C 61 modified the copyrights of performers and their performances giving the performer the sole right to 12 communicate his or her performance to the public by telecommunication perform his or her performance in public fix his or her performance in material form such as by recording it onto a DVD reproduce rent sell or otherwise transfer ownership of any sound recording of his or her performance The Bill proposed a fine of 500 for music downloads Since this was not made to apply in other cases fines of 20 000 per instance defined in previous bills were understood to apply to new offences criminalized by Bill C 61 14 These included circumventing digital locks or DRM regardless of reason intent uploading copyrighted material regardless of awareness or making available copyrighted material regardless of whether it was actually uploaded 15 In the case of commercial circumvention of DRM Clause 32 of the Bill specified penalties of 1 000 000 and or five years imprisonment on conviction on indictment or 25 000 and or six months imprisonment on summary conviction 12 Confusion with Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement editMain article Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement There was confusion between Bill C 61 and ACTA evident by letters sent by Jim Prentice detailing that no border checks were to occur The proposed border checks are part of ACTA not Bill C 61 Reaction editA poll using the following question resulted in 45 of the population against and 45 of the population in favor of the question 16 17 As you may know the federal government has proposed amendments to the Copyright Act which include introducing a 500 fine for people caught downloading copyrighted material from the Internet and a fine of up to 20 000 for people who hack digital locks or upload copyrighted material to file sharing websites From what you have heard seen or read do you support or oppose the proposed changes Angus Reid National Public Opinion Poll By age 58 of those aged 18 34 were opposed as compared with 37 of those 35 54 and only 27 of those older The poll was criticized for not mentioning any of the anti DRM circumvention provisions and using an inaccurate definition of hacked 16 Support edit Proponents of the bill including some copyright holders in the entertainment industry called it a much needed assurance that investors are protected They also called it a win win balance between consumers and copyright holders with some pushing further asking for format shifting to be made illegal 18 The MPAA and RIAA supported the proposal as they saw it as finally bringing in Canada to WIPO standards having lobbied pressured hard for stricter copyright rules 19 The Alliance of Canadian Cinema Television and Radio Artists was supportive According to Brad Keenan Director ACTRA Performers Rights Society and Sound Recording Division the Bill not only introduces the new concept of format shifting it is also revises existing rules on time shifting ACTRA believes that consumers should have flexibility however artists must be compensated for uses of their work and we don t see this part of the equation in the government releases We would be deeply concerned if the Bill allows people to copy artists work onto media devices like iPods without compensation for creators and also if existing levies and royalties are affected by this Bill Stephen Waddell ACTRA s National Executive Director says it has been more than a decade since Canada signed on to the WIPO copyright treaties and that implementing these treaties as this Bill does will bring our laws into the 21st Century 20 However among the ranks there is dissent by some ACTRA members despite the group s public stance Jason Chesworth a member of ACTRA on Broadcast This wrote that he questioned the union s position and that he wholeheartedly disagree s with ACTRA in fact believe s that the proposed changes will become a major detriment to artists trying to create content while protecting only those at the top 21 Criticism edit nbsp An opponent of the proposed Bill C 61 holds up a protest sign at a public breakfast event held during the Calgary Stampede by Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice Among opposition parties Liberal MP Scott Brison called the bill a US made law that would establish a police state 5 Members of the New Democratic Party including NDP Leader Jack Layton and NDP Member Charlie Angus were strongly opposed and promised to fight the bill 22 23 A substantial majority of Canadians 76 were found to agree with the statement that the bill was drafted in the US 16 As of September 29 2008 more than 92 000 people had joined the Facebook group Fair Copyright for Canada started by law professor Michael Geist to protest Bill C 61 Geist s blog 24 became one of the leading sites for educational resources on copyright reform and tools for constituents to contact their local Members of Parliament Michael Geist ran a series on 61 possible reforms to Bill C 61 that would make it more palatable 25 In addition the magazine ComputerWorld Canada ran its own petition drive asking the government to amend the bill because it discourages experts and other coders from conducting innovative research 26 The Canadian Software Innovation Alliance an association of open source developers questioned the bill because of its potentially harmful effects on open source software modification Spokesman Bob Young Lulu Inc s CEO and the former CEO of Red Hat said We re crafting these laws without having anyone from the technology industry engaged in the process He contended that the bill catered too closely to the content industry and not to engineers and software developers 27 28 Consumer groups including Option consommateurs Consumers Council of Canada Public Interest Advocacy Centre PIAC the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic CIPPIC and Online Rights Canada voiced opposition on not being consulted in the creation of the bill 5 The Appropriation Art Coalition condemned the Bill saying copyright is meant to nurture the rights of creators not suppress and criminalize artistic practice It is not the responsibility of any government to legislate art 29 The Canadian Association of University Teachers opposed the bill as making it more difficult for university and college teachers and students to have access to learning and research materials It noted that material that can be copied now in paper format would not be legally copyable in electronic format when it is digitally encrypted James Turk the executive director said This could be the effective end of fair dealing the right to copy and use works for purposes such as research and private study 30 Some opponents like the CIRPA and the CRIA said the bill should have focused more on commercial piracy instead 31 while others called into the question of the enforceability of the bill 16 32 Other copyright holders and artists like the CMCC spoke out against the bill in its entirety 33 Others stated that the new bill would make criminals out of ordinary people who are for example using a multi regional DVD player popular for immigrants and tourists transferring legitimate DVD media to iPods or using various other devices 10 34 Backing up a computer that contains copyrighted material was also suspected be illegal under Bill C 61 35 There was also criticism about the anti circumvention aspect for making technology trump whatever rights consumers or competitors might have otherwise had in that people only have whatever rights the rights holders give them in superseding agreements for example EULA digital contracts shown when users install download etc In addition there was criticism about the fact that purchasing songs as a gift and transferring the song onto a device owned by the gift s recipient under the new bill would have been illegal 18 Editorial reviews of the bill were mostly negative or neutral In a listing of editorials compiled by Michael Geist there were no on topic editorials expressing positive support for C 61 36 In addition the Canadian Newspaper Association was critical of the bill for having negative impacts on news gathering 13 In late July 2008 Michael Geist criticized the bill on environmental grounds Specific criticisms included Criminalizing the unlocking of cellphones forcing consumers to acquire a new cell phone each time they switch a carrier creating excess waste Allowing lawsuits over the legality of companies that offer to recycle printer ink cartridges Creating new barriers in the race toward network based computing since the ICT industry accounts for more carbon emissions than the airline industry Sites for network based computing often referred to as cloud computing are large server farms situated near clean energy sources The bill could prevent developments on Canada s northern high speed optical networks with zero carbon emissions Bill C 61 would further prohibit many uses of network based computing such as video recording services backup of data etc 37 The Canadian Library Association released an advocacy kit 38 to oppose the new bill citing concerns that the bill does not protect the public interest See also editAnti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ACTA An Act to amend the Copyright Act 38th Canadian Parliament 1st Session An Act to amend the Copyright Act 40th Canadian Parliament 3rd Session Bill C 11 41st Canadian Parliament 1st Session Copyright Act of Canada DADVSI Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA Protection of Broadcasts and Broadcasting Organizations TreatyReferences edit Government Bill House of Commons C 61 39 2 First Reading An Act to amend the Copyright Act Parliament of Canada www parl gc ca Bill C 61 at LegisInfo Parliament of Canada Retrieved May 22 2014 This page is temporarily unavailable IT World Canada Conservatives pledge to reintroduce copyright reform CBC News October 7 2008 a b c Nowak Peter June 12 2008 Copyright law could result in police state Critics CBC News Archived from the original on June 13 2008 Retrieved June 12 2008 The end of digital freedom in Canada Stephen Glauser Archived from the original on August 28 2008 Retrieved 2008 09 08 Geist Michael The Canadian DMCA Archived from the original on June 24 2008 Retrieved June 23 2008 Geist Michael The Canadian Copyright Bill Flawed But Fixable Archived from the original on June 5 2010 Retrieved June 3 2010 Geist Michael June 13 2008 Troubling details in new downloading law The Star Toronto Archived from the original on June 18 2008 Retrieved June 23 2008 a b Townsend Emru Canada 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25 2008 a b c d Nowak Peter June 23 2008 Canadians Divided over copyright bill survey CBC News Retrieved June 23 2008 Canadians Evenly Split on Amendments to Copyright Act Archived June 27 2008 at the Wayback Machine Angus Reid Strategies Retrieved on Jun 19 2008 a b De Beer Jeremy Canada s new copyright bill More spin than win win National Post Retrieved June 23 2008 Geist Michael MPAA amp RIAA Criticize USTR Position on Canada Archived from the original on July 5 2008 Retrieved July 2 2008 Ponting Susan Copyright Reform A Good First Step ACTRA National Archived from the original on June 14 2008 Retrieved June 23 2008 Wilson Drew ACTRA Member Dismayed Over ACTRA Stance on Copyright Reform Zero Paid Archived from the original on August 4 2008 Retrieved July 2 2008 Layton Jack NDP Response to the Prentice DMCA Retrieved June 23 2008 permanent dead link Angus Charlie Question to Minister of Industry Bill 61 Copyright Legislation Archived from the original on May 23 2014 Retrieved July 7 2008 Fair Copyright For Canada June 18 2008 Archived from the original on June 18 2008 Summary of 61 Reforms to C 61 Blog Postings Michael Geist June 23 2008 ComputerWorld Canada August 1 2008 vol 24 15 pp 1 16 Rafael Ruffolo Bob Young Leads Copyright Fight ComputerWorld Canada June 20 2008 p 3 Palmer Ian Canadian open source community upset over proposed copyright law Linux com Archived from the original on July 15 2008 Retrieved July 16 2008 gduggan online nickname Appropriation Art Condemns Bill C 61 Archived from the original on June 17 2008 Retrieved June 25 2008 New Copyright Bill Harms Educators and Researchers CAUT Bulletin 55 6 June 2008 pp A1 A4 Kennedy Kate Selley Chris A users guide to the copyright bill Macleans Archived from the original on June 15 2009 Retrieved June 23 2008 Schmidt Sarah New Copyright Act targets online piracy Canwest News Service Via Financial Post Archived from the original on June 18 2008 Retrieved June 23 2008 Copyright Reform Bill Doesn t Help Canadian Artists CMCC Mediacaster Magazine Retrieved June 16 2008 Canadian iPod Users Beware of the Government of Canada Pulluxo Archived from the original on June 22 2008 Retrieved June 23 2008 Geist Michael 61 Reforms to C 61 Day 10 Music Shifting Provisions May Conflict With Computer Backup Systems Archived from the original on July 6 2008 Retrieved July 7 2008 Geist Michael Mapping C 61 Media Coverage Retrieved June 27 2008 Geist Michael Government copyright bill runs counter to emphasis on environment Ottawa Citizen Retrieved July 25 2008 Canadian Library Association Copyright Advocacy Kit www cla ca Archived from the original on April 24 2008 Retrieved January 17 2022 External links editParliament Canada Bill C 61 Table of Contents Parliament Canada Bill C 61 complete text of the bill Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title An Act to amend the Copyright Act 39th Canadian Parliament 2nd Session amp oldid 1196995819, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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