Canada Announces Upcoming Amendments to Copyright Act

03-24-05 · 0 comments

The Government has announced that it will introduce legislation to address controversial amendments to the Copyright Act. More details here, including a FAQ. The legislation is expected later in the spring.

Michael Geist has a summary of the proposals here. Michael’s blog contains many posts analyzing the evolution of these proposals – watch it in the days to come for more commentary on the latest iteration.

Update: Boing Boing has a set of links to related materials including many of the submissions to the public review process. The Globe’s take on the announcement is here and here. Michael Geist’s personal blog has some additional commentary on the proposals.

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