Crank It to 11: Bill C-11 Receives Royal Assent – What Changes for Entertainment Lawyers
Bill C-11 (The Copyright Modernization Act) has received Royal Assent (on June 29, 2012). In summary terms, here are the top […]
Bill C-32
User-Generated Content – Liabilities and Prospects Threedux
If, as seems increasingly likely, the so-called “YouTube” exception contemplated by Bill C-11 (formally, and boringly, entitled “Non-commercial User Generated […]
Bill C-11: Commentary Round-Up (12.22.11)
Selected commentary and information on Bill C-11 (The Copyright Modernization Act): Jay Kerr-Wilson offers his thoughts on Bill C-11: Canada’s […]
Bill C-11: Commentary Round-Up (11.11.11)
Selected commentary and information on Bill C-11 (The Copyright Modernization Act): Hansard for the October 18, 2011 discussion in the […]
Bill C-11, TPMs, Private Use and Statutory Damages
UPDATED BELOW The Montreal Gazette ran an editorial today regarding Bill C-11 (the Copyright Modernization Act) (The Gazette’s View: Bringing copyright […]
Bill C-11: Commentary Round-Up (10.03.11)
Selected commentary on Bill C-11 (The Copyright Modernization Act): Sundeep Chauhan’s primer on Bill C-32 (the previous iteration of the […]
Let’s Try This Again: Canadian Government Tables Bill C-11 (Copyright Modernization Act)
On September 29, 2011, the Canadian government tabled Bill C-11 (the Copyright Modernization Act), which is effectively a re-introduction of Bill […]
(The Final) Bill C-32: Commentary Round-up
Bill C-32 (The Copyright Modernization Act) died with the prorogation of the 40th Canadian Parliament on March 26, 2011. My own […]
Bill C-32: Commentary Round-up
Selected materials for consideration about Bill C-32 (The Copyright Modernization Act): James Gannon posted slides from a recent presentation on TPMs […]
User-Generated Content – Liabilities and Prospects Redux
Last summer’s Viacom v YouTube decision (copy of judgment available here), though currently on appeal, continues to have resonance – […]
Bill C-32: Commentary Round-up
Selected materials for consideration about Bill C-32 (The Copyright Modernization Act): Joint Statement on Bill C-32 issued by a consortium of […]
Bill C-32 Commentary: We Should Avoid Omnibus Copyright Reform
[The good folks at The Hill Times were generous enough to publish the following op-ed of mine in their January 24, […]