may be of interest, don't think this has been posted yet. The Canadians
are always worth watching:
>http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/rp01100e.html
>
>
>COPYRIGHT REFORM PROCESS
>
><http://www.ic.gc.ca>News Release
>
><http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/rp01101e.html>A Framework for
>Copyright Reform
>
><http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/rp01099e.html>Consultation Paper
>on Digital Copyright
>Issues
>
><http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/rp00008e.html>Consultation Paper
>on the Application
>of the Copyright
>Act's Compulsory
>Retransmission
>Licence
>to the Internet
>
><http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/ip00001e.html>Industry Canada
>Intellectual Property
>Policy Home Page
>
><http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca>Department of
>Canadian Heritage
>Home Page
>
><http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/rp00007e.html>Comments
>
>With the release of <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/rp01101e.html>A
>Framework for Copyright Reform, the Government of Canada is launching the
>process for reforming Canadian copyright legislation over the years to
>come. This document outlines the reform process that Industry Canada and
>the Department of Canadian Heritage are undertaking over this government's
>mandate to address a number of key copyright issues. These issues will
>need to be addressed over the next few years to ensure that the Copyright
>Act remains among the most modern and progressive in the world, as
>promised in the January 2001 Speech from the Throne.
>
>As part of the process, the Government will consider issues, consult
>Canadians, and propose legislative amendments, where necessary, in a
>step-by-step manner. Review of the Copyright Act through frequent
>revisions involving manageable packages of issues and narrowly focussed
>bills is consistent with the need to better respond to the fast-changing
>technological and business environment. The anticipated result is that
>issues will be dealt with quickly and efficiently.
>
>CONSULTATION PAPERS ON INTERNET COPYRIGHT ISSUES
>
>As a first step in the copyright reform process, the Government of Canada
>is also releasing two consultation papers on Internet issues: Consultation
>Paper on Digital Copyright Issues and Consultation Paper on the
>Application of the Copyright Act's Compulsory Retransmission Licence to
>the Internet.
>
>Industry Canada and the Department of Canadian Heritage are seeking
>comments regarding possible amendments to the Copyright Act with respect
>to the issues described in these two consultation documents. Canadians are
>invited to provide their comments by September 15, 2001. Subject to
>consent, all written submissions received will be posted on the two
>departments' websites. Comments on the submissions received should be
>provided by October 5, 2001. Consultations meetings will be held by the
>two departments later in the fall and policy options would be developed,
>if necessary, by early 2002.
>
><http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/rp01099e.html>Consultation Paper on Digital
>Copyright Issues
>
>In order for Canada to be an important player in the emerging digital
>economy, the Copyright Act may need to be amended to ensure that it
>continues to be meaningful, clear and balanced. In particular, the
>examination of key digital copyright issues is necessary to fully realize
>the government's priority of promoting the dissemination of new and
>interesting content on-line, for and by Canadians. The departments believe
>it is now an opportune moment to initiate consultation with stakeholders
>on whether the Act should be amended to:
> * set out a new exclusive right in favour of copyright owners,
> including performers and record producers, to make their works available
> on-line to the public;
>
> * prevent the circumvention of technologies used to protect copyright
> material; and,
>
> * prohibit tampering with rights management information.
>Another important issue relates to the circumstances under which Internet
>service providers should be held liable for the transmission and storage
>of copyright material when their facilities are involved. At present, the
>Act does not clearly identify the conditions for imposing liability, nor
>does it explicitly limit such liability.
>
><http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/rp00008e.html>Consultation Paper on the
>Application of the Copyright Act's Compulsory Retransmission Licence to
>the Internet
>
>The Copyright Act sets out a compulsory licence that requires cable and
>satellite companies to pay royalties to rights holders (mainly film and
>television producers and broadcasters) when they provide their subscribers
>with access to the programs contained in broadcast signals. Royalties are
>set by the Copyright Board. Because of this compulsory licence, cable and
>satellite companies are not required to obtain the consent of rights
>holders. As such, the compulsory licence is a limitation on the copyright
>of the rights holders. The issue is whether the compulsory licence should
>apply to retransmission of these programs over the Internet, and if so,
>how it should apply.
>
>The departments would appreciate your comments on any aspect of these
>documents. We would ask that you provide written responses by September
>15, 2001.
>
>Written comments may be sent by e-mail (WordPerfect, Microsoft Word or
>HTML formats) to:
><mailto:copyrightdroitdauteur@ic.gc.ca>copyright-droitdauteur@ic.gc.ca
>
>Comments may also be sent by mail or fax to:
>
>Comments - Government of Canada Copyright Reform
>c/o Intellectual Property Policy Directorate
>Industry Canada
>235 Queen Street
>5th Floor West
>Ottawa, Ontario
>K1A 0H5
>fax: (613) 941-8151
>
>Comments received, including the name of the person or organization making
>the submission, will be posted, in the official language in which they
>were submitted, on the Web site of the Intellectual Property Policy
>Directorate, Industry Canada, located at:
><http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/ip00001e.html>http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/ip00001e.html
>and the Web site of the Copyright Policy Branch, Canadian Heritage at:
><http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca>http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca. If
>you do not wish for your submission to be so used, please expressly
>indicate so therein. Paper copies of the submission will be made available
>on request.
>
>Comments on the submissions received should be provided in the same manner
>by October 5, 2001.
>
>Consultation meetings could be held by the two departments later in the
>Fall and policy options would be developed, if necessary, by early 2002.
>
>Acceptable Use Policy
>
>These consultations are intended to promote constructive debate.
>Submissions of an inflammatory nature such as personal or
>slanderous/libellous attacks, threatening messages or hate speech will be
>neither accepted nor displayed.
>
>Disclaimer
>
>Some of the information accessible through these publications is provided
>by external sources. The Government of Canada is not responsible for the
>quality, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose of products
>or services available on external sites and listed or described therein;
>nor is the Government of Canada responsible for the accuracy, reliability
>or currency of the information contained in these publications and
>supplied by external sources.
>
>Alternative Formats/Additional Copies
>
>These publications can be made available in alternative formats upon
>request. For further information or for additional copies of these
>publications, please contact either:
>
>Information Distribution Centre
>Communications Branch
>Industry Canada
>Room 268D, West Tower
>235 Queen Street
>Ottawa ON K1A 0H5
>
>Tel.: (613) 947-7466
>Fax: (613) 954-6436
>E-mail: <mailto:publications@ic.gc.ca>publications@ic.gc.ca
>
>Copyright Policy Branch
>Department of Canadian Heritage
>6th<mailto:publications@ic.gc.ca> Floor, Room 159
>15 Eddy Street
>Hull PQ K1A 0M5
>
>Tel: (819) 997-5638
>Fax (819) 997-5685
>E-mail: <mailto:copyright@pch.gc.ca>copyright@pch.gc.ca
>
>Permission to Reproduce. Except as otherwise specifically noted, the
>information in these publications may be reproduced, in part or in whole
>and by any means, without charge or further permission from Industry
>Canada or the Department of Canadian Heritage, provided that due diligence
>is exercised in ensuring the accuracy of the information reproduced; that
>Industry Canada and the Department of Canadian Heritage are identified as
>the source institutions; and that the reproduction is not represented as
>an official version of the information reproduced, nor as having been made
>in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of, Industry Canada or the
>Department of Canadian Heritage.
>
>For permission to reproduce the information in these publications for
>commercial redistribution, please e-mail:
><mailto:Copyright.Droitsdauteur@pwgsc.gc.ca>Copyright.Droitsdauteur@pwgsc.gc.ca
>
>
>
>
>
>Acrobat Readers are freely available and enable Windows, Macintosh, DOS
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>
> A Framework for Copyright Reform - PDF Version
>
> Consultation Paper on Digital Copyright Issues - PDF Version
>
> Consultation Paper on the Application of the Copyright Act's
> Compulsory Retransmission Licence to the Internet - PDF Version
>
>
>
>
>
>
>INDUSTRY CANADA
>Intellectual Property Policy Directorate
><http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca>DEPARTMENT OF
>CANADIAN HERITAGE
>
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