Canadian Copyright Reform In Force: Expanded User Rights Now the Law
2012 November 12 This morning, the majority of Bill C-11, the copyright reform bill, took effect, marking the most significant changes to Canadian copyright law in decades. While there are still some further changes to come (the Internet provider notice-and-notice rules await a consultation and their own regulations, various provisions related to the WIPO Internet treaties await formal ratification of those treaties), all the consumer oriented provisions are now active. These include:
Source: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/
In July 2012, amidst the tumult of copyright deals and reform, the Canadian Supreme Court made rulings on five copyright cases. One area of ruling was around the nature of fair dealing. As described above fair dealing lacks a clear concise definition.
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