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top =__April 10, 2010 - Rory McGreal, freelance writer__=

This article was just released advising that Access Canada has published a fee proposal with The Copyright Board of Canada indicating they want to have every student pay a $45.00 fee to cover copyright issues. This fee would cover all manners of copying material by students or teachers whether the material is free or not regardless of the type of material involved. The article further states how publishers and others like Access Canada have double standards when it comes to copyright issues in Canada. They are in favour of restrictions being placed on copyrighting such as digital locks but they fall short on understanding the benefits behind being flexible on educational use of content.

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__ June 3, 2020 Copyright bill would ban breaking Digital Locks __
In this article, //Copyright bill would ban breaking digital locks//, the proposed legislation Bill C-32 would prohibit breaking media digital locks and is meant to protect the creators of property especially focused on electronic games and movies. This bill is meant to provide a 'balance' in Canadians' lives allowing us to PVR our favourite shows, or copy material from one device to another. This bill is targeted not at the individual consumer, but for those that break digital locks for mass consumption. For example those that copy movies or electronic games and then sell these 'pirated' versions to consumers at less than market rates. Critics of the bill claim that this initiative, the third attempt at change in Canada's Copyright law is driven by the US entertainment industry strong in protecting its intellectual property. Michael Geist is also quoted in the article as stating that the proposed legislation is "flawed but fixable", concluding that "consumers need to be given the right to break locks for personal uses." The youtube clip below is worth viewing as it gives a good overview. [|Copyright Bill]

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