MichaelGeist.ca Canada Introduces New Copyright Bill
It's up to all Canadians to read this and contact their representatives.
There was a long consultation process, but according to Geist, the final result is (rather disappointingly, but not very surprisingly) not particularly citizen-friendly.
Library Boy has some good linkage in Copyright Act Reform Tabled Monday?
UPDATE: Digital Copyright Canada has been working on these issues for a long time. There is quite a large (and I find sometimes confusing) site. Here are a few starting points:
http://www.digital-copyright.ca/blog
http://www.digital-copyright.ca/discuss/
UPDATE:
Radio-Canada Carnet Techno Le partage de fichier sera illégal au Canada
GlobeTechnology Copyright bill satisfies recording industry
UPDATE 2005-06-22:
Library Boy New Copyright Bill Introduced
UPDATE 2005-07-01:
I am not a lawyer. This section of the bill was pointed out as applying to libraries:
19. Subsection 30.2(5) of the Act is replaced
by the following:(5) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply with
respect to the making of a copy in digital form
of printed matter and its provision to a person
who has requested the copy through another
library, archive or museum unless the library,
archive, museum or person providing the copy
takes measures that can reasonably be expected
to prevent the making of any reproduction of the
copy other than a single printing, its communication,
or its use for a period of more than
seven days.
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