The Liberal Party of Canada announced its opposition to the digital lock provisions contained in proposed amendments to the Canadian Copyright Act.
Archive of posts tagged Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32)
Canada Inks Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 9 October 2011, 7:00 am
The Government of Canada announced that it has signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which is aimed at combatting the spread of counterfeit and pirated goods.
Filed under Anti-Piracy, Intellectual Property, News.
Tagged Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), Australia, Canada, Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32), Japan, Korea, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, United States
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Canadian Copyright Reform Draws Comments
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 2 October 2011, 7:00 am
A number of organizations representing various public and private interests have chipped in their two cents concerning the Government of Canada’s reintroduction of its copyright reform legislation.
Government of Canada Reintroduces Copyright Modernization Act
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 30 September 2011, 8:54 am
The Government of Canada announced that it has reintroduced legislation to modernize the Copyright Act.
CIPC Publishes Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Report
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 2 March 2011, 1:36 pm
The Canadian Intellectual Property Council (CIPC) announced that it published a new report entitled The True Price of Peer to Peer File-Sharing: Re-examining don’t blame the P2P file-sharers.
Filed under Anti-Piracy, Intellectual Property, News.
Tagged Canada, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Intellectual Property Council (CIPC), Compact Disc (CD), Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32), Industry Canada, MP3, Peer-to-Peer (P2P)
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CPCC Likes $35 Million Music Industry Subsidy
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 18 January 2011, 2:00 pm
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) announced that it approves of a new proposal by the Liberal Party of Canada that calls on the Government of Canada to pay $35 million per year to the music industry.
Filed under Anti-Piracy, Intellectual Property, News.
Tagged Canada, Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC), CD-R, CD-RW, Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32), iPad, iPod, iPod Touch, Liberal Party of Canada, Private Copying Levies and Taxes
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Liberals Seek to Replace Music Levy with Direct Subsidy
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 18 January 2011, 12:00 pm
The Liberal Party of Canada announced that it proposes several amendments to the Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32), including the establishment of a new $35 million subsidy to be paid to the music industry each year.
Filed under Anti-Piracy, Intellectual Property, News.
Tagged Canada, Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC), CD-R, CD-RW, Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32), iPad, iPod, iPod Touch, Liberal Party of Canada, Private Copying Levies and Taxes
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Assorted Musicians Desire Digital Device Levy
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 28 November 2010, 9:15 am
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPPC) announced that a number of musicians have signed a joint letter that expresses support for extending the Canadian private audio copying levy to include most digital devices and storage media.
Filed under Anti-Piracy, Intellectual Property, News.
Tagged Canada, Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC), CD-R, CD-RW, Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32), iPad, iPhone, iPod, MP3, Private Copying Levies and Taxes
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Groups Seek Music Levy on Most Digital Devices
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 27 November 2010, 9:41 am
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) announced that 19 organizations support extending the Canadian private audio copying levy to include MP3 players, cell phones, computers and other devices capable of storing digital audio.
Filed under Anti-Piracy, Intellectual Property, News.
Tagged Canada, Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC), CD-R, CD-RW, Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32), iPad, iPhone, iPod, MP3, Private Copying Levies and Taxes
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CPCC Unhappy with Proposed Copyright Law Amendments
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 9 August 2010, 8:07 am
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) is criticizing proposed amendments to the Copyright Act for failing to expand the existing levy on blank storage media (CD-R, CD-RW, CD-R Audio, CD-RW Audio, MiniDisc) to include MP3 players, cell phones, computers and other devices and media capable of storing digital audio.
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Tagged Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC), CD-R, CD-RW, Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32), iPad, iPhone, iPod, MP3, Private Copying Levies and Taxes
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