Campion-Smith reports, “The Conservative today unveiled long-awaited changes to the Copyright Act, a bid to bring the law into the digital age… There’s been broad acknowledgement that the current law has outpaced by technology. For example, existing copyright legislation does not allow people to copy music onto devices such as computers or MP3 players like an iPod.”
“Industry Minister Jim Prentice and his officials have been working on the first major overhaul of the legislation in a decade — since then, the Internet has blossomed, along with digital technology that has allowed consumers to easily swap music files, photos and video,” Campion-Smith reports.
Under the reforms:
– you could copy a book, newspaper or photograph that you “legally acquired.” But you couldn’t give away the copies. And you can’t make copies of materials you have borrowed.
– you could copy music that you have “legally acquired” on to devices you own. However, you could not copy music you have borrowed or rented. Nor could you give away copies.
– it would be illegal to post a copyright work — picture, song, film — on the Internet without the permission of the copyright owner.
– it would also be illegal to “hack” the digital locks placed on material to prevent their illegal distribution.
– Internet service providers would be compelled to notify subscribers accused of infringing copyright laws by uploading copyright works to the Internet.
More in the full article here.
well well that’s that’s cool cool.
“- you could copy music that you have “legally acquired” on to devices you own. However, you could not copy music you have borrowed or rented. Nor could you give away copies.”
Have fun trying to enforce this.
” . . . and the forests will echo with laughter. Does anybody remember laughter?”
– Page / Plant
sounds about par for the course. Copy your own things, don’t steal, and we trust you to do it. That’s cool.
The Canadian copyright issue is a super hot button, right now… The US is really getting in the way.
from Boing Boing
and this great comic in pdf
does this mean you can’t make your sweetheart a mix cd? how lame.
While the music provisions at least allow you to rip an unprotected CD, converting a movie DVD (Always protected via CSS) via Handbrake (or other programs) to put onto your video iPod or laptop will be a criminal offense.
This will have the effect of turning hundreds of thousands of Canadians into criminals and opening up a RIAA type mess here. This was previously a “happy” gray area in Canadian Law – the creation of the program was “illegal” but its use was ambiguous from a legal standpoint.
Coupled with the NEW ability of US and Canadian Border agents to see what is on your iPOD and computer (if they wish) and seize offending materials, the “fair use” doctrine which has always underlay copyright law will be severely impacted.
I hope that this law fails to pass….
it’s important to note this is NOT yet law, it’s just proposed legislation introduced for the first time today.
nevertheless, it looks pretty bad if you start reading into the details
see Michael Geist’s excellent site for more:
The Canadian DMCA: Check the Fine Print
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/3025/125/
more here also from the CBC:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/12/tech-copyright.html
To Jim – TIV:
But does that include Talk Talk and Duran Duran?
Don’t worry, Canadian laws are made by our elected governments. Made to be overturned by our very activist Supreme Court.
If the new law use does not allow copying purchased media for archival purposes, the Supremes will overturn it.
I would love to travel this great country and meet every person who voted for the Harper government and break each Harper-Voter’s nose. This would be my Fight For Freedom.
The downside is I bet I’d have to spend most of my nose-breaking time in Alberta.
*sigh*
Sorry, instead of break their nose, I meant to say break their will, through civil debate and committee reports.
For a moment there, I forgot I’m Canadian.
My apologies.
@Ampar…
Yes it does, also, what about Mr. Mister?
Yes, Jim and Welcome to the Real World.
Huh???
I always purchase my music, either iTunes or CD and even the occassional bit of vinyl, I gotta say, theses cons really confuse me.
Angry Beaver
But at least Mr. Harper said he was sorry to the Canadian aboriginal population.
At least Mr Harper has not stolen money from Canadians to give to Quebec ad agencies to kick back to Quebec Liberal politicians.
He is wrong on this bill to aid media corporations with their monopolies.
Copyright laws were made to protect an individual’s intellectual property during his/her lifetime.
Walt Disney has been dead since 1965 and yet his copyright on Mickey Mouse is over 60 years old and still valid. WTF! A Global corporation holds that copyright and it has influenced American lawmakers to change the copyright laws again and again.
Enough is enough. Burn that DVD. Get your fair use rights however you can.
Now the real question will come… Does the Official Opposition have the balls to oppose this minority government and defeat this bill….
And will this minority Government of reactionary, Bush ass kissing bastards make this proposed legislation a question of confidence?
“you could copy music that you have “legally acquired” on to devices you own. However, you could not copy music you have borrowed or rented. Nor could you give away copies.”
Not according to the bastards at the RIAA.
Here is a clip from an email I got from Jim Prentice:
What Bill C-61 does not do:
it would not empower border agents to seize your iPod or laptop at border crossings, contrary to recent public speculation
No, that’s in ACTA [canada.com]. How clever of them to sidestep the issue by confusing matters.
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=557b8515-4cca-4302-8877-56ac6d28e822
So basically they are lying, and the iPod seizing law is in a different bill. How innovative!
It is not only music.
This law also goes to photographs and other media as well. Under this new law, even photos that were commissioned will belong to the photographer.
This you own the rights to your wedding photos? Nope. This is a change that has also been placed in the legislation. The wedding photographer will have the right to do all sorts of things with pictures you hired him/her to take. Become a little more famous and the photog will be able to resell the images for profit to Entertainment Tonight, or the National Enquirer and you will have no recourse.
This legislation is bad on far too many levels.
Can I duck? MW: wish.
Canadians are f**king IDIOTS for voting in the Harper govt.
Alberta should be a separate country and then they can be the total assholes they have always been.
Hope there are some Albertans here who can read.
Stephen Harper is a lizard.
This law is stupid, and, knowing Canada as I do, no-one will ever get busted if it becomes law, which I doubt.
This bill will never pass. The conservatives only have a minority government. The Liberals probably won’t support it. The Bloc won’t support it. The NDP won’t support it either.
@Name: but the libs in this country are selling out our freedoms to the music cartels by drafting and most likely passing the PRO-IP Act. Only in America do we elect officials that have absolutely no interest in serving the public; rather, they take kickbacks in the form of “campaign contributions” and pass bullshit we cannot even vote on. it’s about making themselves more rich and powerful, and the rest of us into criminals so that we’re more easily controlled.
Not that the cons are any better. There hasn’t been a true republican in office since before Nixon, and the party has been a disgrace since Reagan.