The Digital Copyright Canada forum was started in Aug 2001 by Russell McOrmond to allow for a public response to that phase of the Canadian copyright revision process. While the forum focuses on digital copyright, related issues of patents, copyright, trademarks (PCT) and other sui generis protections are included.
About
Many of the participants are proponents of more recent "
commons-based peer production" methodologies which include Free/
Libre
Libre may refer to:
Computing
* Libre software, free software
* Libre Computer Project, developer of open-hardware single-board computers
Medicine
*FreeStyle Libre, a glucose monitoring device
Music
* ''Libre'' (Alejandra Guzmán album)
* ''Li ...
and Open Source Software (
FLOSS
Free and open-source software (FOSS) is software available under a license that grants users the right to use, modify, and distribute the software modified or not to everyone free of charge. FOSS is an inclusive umbrella term encompassing free ...
) and the
Creative Commons
Creative Commons (CC) is an American non-profit organization and international network devoted to educational access and expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has release ...
. Members represent both creators and users. Most creator members feel the greatest threat to their rights is not copyright infringement, but excessive control by past creators who stifle creativity that builds upon the past.
Activities include discussion forums, an active
blog
A blog (a Clipping (morphology), truncation of "weblog") is an informational website consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries also known as posts. Posts are typically displayed in Reverse chronology, reverse chronologic ...
letter writing to Members of Canadian Parliament and two petitions: Th
Petition for Users Rightsand th
Petition to protect Information Technology Property rights.
Members of this forum met with members of the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada () is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of Ca ...
to discuss digital copyright and related issues in the hope that they will take the concerns of this group into consideration with proposed bills such as
Bill C-60 tabled by the Liberal Government in June 2005 and upcoming legislation proposed by the Conservative Government.
See also
*
Copyright Act of Canada
The ''Copyright Act'' () is the federal statute governing copyright law in Canada. It is jointly administered by the Department of Industry Canada and the Department of Canadian Heritage. The ''Copyright Act'' was first passed in 1921 and substan ...
*
Bill C-60
*
Captain Copyright
*
Private copying levy
A private copying levy (also known as blank media tax or levy) is a government-mandated scheme in which a special tax or levy (additional to any general sales tax) is charged on purchases of recordable media. Such taxes are in place in variou ...
*
Digital rights management
Digital rights management (DRM) is the management of legal access to digital content. Various tools or technological protection measures, such as access control technologies, can restrict the use of proprietary hardware and copyrighted works. DRM ...
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MP3 Newswire
Notes
References
*''In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law'' edited by
Michael Geist
Michael Allen Geist is a Canadian academic, and the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa.
He is the editor of four books on copyright law and privacy law,
and he edits two newsletters on Canadian infor ...
. Toronto: Irwin Law, 2005
External links
Digital Copyright Canada KillBillC60.ca{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812092144/http://www.killbillc60.ca/ , date=2009-08-12
Members of Parliament met by Russell McOrmond
Political movements in Canada
Computer law organizations
Politics and technology
Intellectual property activism
Copyright law organizations