Applying fair dealing exceptions to TPMs

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:49:00 -0400

James Gannon points out that “Critics of the TPM provisions in Bill C-11 often claim to have a “balanced” solution for TPM protection: to create an exception that allows hacking for legal purposes.” That’s certainly correct, however, he proceeds to misconstrue what that suggestion actually means.

On Bill C-11, Another Act To Amend The Copyright Act

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:37:00 -0400

Between April 2006 and March 2011, Canada was governed by a minority Conservative government, meaning the government needed the co-operation of the opposition parties to pass legislation. Despite a lot of talk about minority governments necessarily yielding instability, having a minority government forestalled the worst of the Conservatives’ plans. In the last federal election in March, the Conservative Party won a majority of the seats in Parliament – meaning they have enough votes to pass any legislation they want, barring opposition within their own party. Given Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s iron-fisted control over his caucus, that’s unlikely.

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Applying fair dealing exceptions to TPMs

On Bill C-11, Another Act To Amend The Copyright Act