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Copyright in the News
Copyright review urges update for AI-made content
The parliamentary committee reviewing Canada's copyright laws is calling for greater clarity on ownership rights for computer-generated work, among other legislative updates. The Liberal-majority House industry, science and technology committee presented its statutory review of the Copyright Act to Parliament earlier this week. It conducted more than 50 meetings featuring over 260 witnesses and collected […]
Facebook and Google want Ottawa to maintain status quo on copyright
Canada's existing copyright system strikes an appropriate "balance" between right holders and users, and pursuing structural changes to mirror the European Union's polarizing new Copyright Directive would stifle innovation and creativity, representatives from Facebook and Google said Monday. Kevin Chan, Facebook's head of public policy in Canada, and Jason Kee, Google's public policy and government […]
Educators oppose fees on academic materials in copyright review
Educational institutions and their political representatives at the provincial level say enforcing fees on the use and distribution of textbook content and other academic material used in the classroom, would only stifle student learning. This was the message delivered to the House committee reviewing Canada's Copyright Act this week — a process that occurs every […]
At committee today: Federal firearms laws, copyright and Senate expense rules
Polytechnique shooting survivors, as well as family members of victims and current engineering students are among the witnesses set to testify at PUBLIC SAFETY this morning as MPs begin reviewing the government's plan to tighten federal gun control laws by boosting screening requirements and imposing new requirements on retailers to keep detailed records on sales, […]
U.S. adds Canada to priority watch list on intellectual property
The United States on Friday added Canada to a priority watch list of countries that it says have failed to enforce intellectual property rights, citing concerns over poor border control and pharmaceutical practices. The Office of the United States Trade Representative moved Canada from its watch list to its priority watch list, which includes 11 […]
At committee today: Indigenous languages in the House, Facebook leak and copyright regime
In what appears to be a serendipitous twist of parliamentary timing, on the very same day that the House of Commons is set to debate two separate issues of keen interest to Canada's indigenous communities — the push for a papal apology for the role of the Catholic church in the "abuses" of the residential […]
At committee today: Facebook leak, copyright review and pot legalization
As previewed in iPolitics AM, the headline event on the House committee schedule today is, of course, the launch of the House privacy committee's much-anticipated investigation into the Facebook data breach, which is already being scrutinized by parliamentary and congressional panels around the globe. iPolitics AM: MPs kick off Facebook leak probe as PM makes […]
Media, publishing groups bulk up lobby teams ahead of copyright review
Stakeholders in the media, telecommunications and publishing industries are bulking up their government relations teams to lobby the government as the launch of the mandatory review of the federal Copyright Act creeps closer. The former Conservative government in 2012 passed a bill which mandated that Canada's copyright laws must be reviewed every five years. New […]
Feds launch consultations on reforming Copyright Board
The federal innovation and Canadian heritage ministers have launched a month-long public consultation on how the government should reform the Copyright Board of Canada – ahead of what is expected to be the first major legislative and regulatory overhaul to the way the board operates in decades. Reforms could include ways to address longstanding challenges […]