CCA Bulletin 31/10 - Of this and that and other things: A pre-holiday wrap up (Part 1)

Well, it’s that time of the year again. Parliament Hill is ablaze with holiday lights, the House of Commons is in recess until January 31 and we are all fretting for a well deserved break after a remarkably busy fall. 

Before wrapping the season’s gifts, it is time to wrap-up a number of issues before we all take off.  In this first bulletin, you will find the latest on:

• C-32 - Revision of the Copyright Act
• The next federal budget: no input from the parliamentary committee!
• Where is Bill C-470 at? 

C-32 – Revision of the Copyright Act: The political battle lines are drawn

Parliamentarians have been at it since November 25, when the newly formed legislative committee began its public hearings with both Ministers Moore and Clement. So far, 14 individuals or organizations have appeared in front of the committee, whose work is set to resume on February 1, the date at which the CCA has been invited to appear. The list of expected witnesses is long and still growing.(more)

CCA Bulletin 26/10 - Copyright: the Parliamentary debate about to begin

Just the Facts

Bill C-32, the Copyright Modernization Act, is scheduled to be presented in the House of Commons for second reading next week, on Tuesday, November 2. Debate in second reading covers the basic principles of the proposed piece of legislation. In an exceptional turn of events, in the case of C-32, the government has obtained the agreement of the three opposition parties to limit debate to a minimum so that the Bill may proceed to committee review as quickly as possible.(more)

CCA Bulletin 15/10 - Amending the Copyright Act: What’s in it for Artists?

Analysis

Yesterday, the Conservative government tabled for first reading in the House of Commons Bill C-32, an Act to modernize the Canadian Copyright Act. This much awaited piece of legislation has been the object of much speculation and concern from both sides of what has been, and will no doubt continue to be a hot public debate.

The document has 65 pages of references for changes to the current Act and the deciphering of this information has started in various offices across the country. Some amendable deficiencies have already been identified by both sides of the great divide between copyright holders and copyright users/consumers. C-32 is the most recent attempt – and the third one in five years - at bridging this divide for at least for five years. One of the most interesting aspects of C-32 is that it makes for a quinquennial mandatory revision of the Copyright Act.(more)

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