Copyright+Legislation

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Above is the clip from Michael Geist's blog [|Michael Geist], worth watching, the fight for C61 focusing on users of copyrighted works continues. Corporate lawyers promote this bill protecting the use of copyrighted work, this would make it illegal to use created material such as photos, access to publications, downloading music with fines of up to $20,000. Over 90,000 students are campaigning against bill C61 based on the following premise "//DMCA-style changes to the Copyright Act may restrict access to these materials. This will mean fewer publications available to students, and higher costs for course materials. In effect, research by Canadian academics—most of it paid for by public funding for Canadian universities and colleges—will have to be purchased again by students//." You can support this campaign for fair copyright through [|CFS-FCEE] More on this topic I Leanoi's page on Creative Commons where creators of work apply for a Creative Commons licence that provides users guildelines for use of the work.[|Creative Commons License] (Andrea May 29, 2010)



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This is to be considered to be the birth of the copyright law. This law allowed the exclusive right to print work for a period of fourteen years and the option of a further fourteen years if the author was still alive-The penalty for infringement was a penny per page half of which was paid to the crown. (we complain about taxes)
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=__Creative Commons__= = = This page makes the most sense to me while previous work can be used as long as the owner of the copyright is given credit for there work. Any alteration must be approved by the copyright holder. If you abide by the rules no one has to reinvent the wheel but you can invent the pneumatic tire to make the wheel more functional as long as the copyright holder is informed.

[|Creative Commons]

=__Public Domain Registry Project__=

In March 2006 Access Copyright, The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency and Creative Commons Canada, in partnership with Creative Commons Corporation in the US developed an extensive public domain registry. This catalogue of content created by Canadian creators consisted of literature, music, and fine arts listed in an easy searchable database which made it available to anyone over the internet. This database was also linked to the original work whether on paper or of digital version. It created a repository identifying content that was in the public domain. The second stage of this project involved adding content from creators from other countries.

[|Public Domain Registry Project]

=__Creative Commons Canada__=

This is a short article about The Creative Commons Canada (CC Canada) group members, representatives, and the public domain registry project.

[|Creative Commons Canada]

=__Article on Copyright Legislation__=

The link below provides information from Billboard.biz, about a new bill introduced in Parliament on June 02, 2010, that is "//intended to modernize copyright laws that were last updated in 1997" (//Billboard.biz, June 13, 2010). The article describes how it is presently illegal for Canadian citizens to copy material from CD's to digital players, such as IPOD's or MP3 players. Industry Minister Tony Clement states concern over the fact that Canadian law regarding copyright has not maintained currency with the rate of digital technology growth. Clement assures that the new legislation would not affect ordinary citizens, but rather the individuals and corporations that put large amount of copyrighted material on pirating sites. More information can be found through the attached link below. [|Billboard Biz]

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An article published in The Vancouver Sun newspaper, June 03, 2010, further discusses the proposed copyright law. It states that under the proposed law, "internet service providers would be required to notify their users if they receive notice that a copyright has been infringed. The ISPs would then be requried to hold on to the personal information of the infringing member and to turn it over if a court orders them to do so" (The Vancouver Sun, June 03, 2010). The new law also changes the implication of copyright legislation with regard to education. According to the article, the new law "will allow teachers to use copyrighted materials as part of a lesson, unless there is a digital lock" (The Vancouver Sun, June 03, 2010). For more information, the link to the article is provided below. [|The Vancouver Sun]

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