Canadian Copyright Law: Free!
p2p news / p2pnet:- We`ve already told you about the Canadian Copyright Summit and Conference which starts today at 12:00 noon in Ottawa.
It`ll also feature the launch of In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law, edited by professor Michael Geist and released by Irwin Law under a Creative Commons license, a first for a major Canadian publisher.
“And we’ve agreed to donate any royalties back to CC, Geist tells p2pnet.
The book costs $50 and, Hmm–is there an online version? asked Stief in a comment post. Sounds like pretty essential reading, but by the time I finish reading it, I fear it will be out of date.
No problem, Stief. Geist says the entire book can be downloaded for free.
And here’s a posting with more background.
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In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law
Edited by Michael Geist
From Grokster to Google, copyright has emerged as one of the Internet’s most challenging legal issues. Once limited to a select group of scholars, copyright now captures front page headlines as millions of Canadians consider its impact on education, technology, communication, and culture.
As Canada embarks on a new round of digital copyright reform, this collection of 19 essays from Canada’s leading copyright experts provides context and analysis of the latest reform proposals. Edited by Professor Michael Geist, an internationally-regarded authority on Internet and technology law, the collection reviews international copyright norms, assesses dozens of specific Bill C-60 provisions, and identifies potential future copyright reform initiatives. Completed immediately after the introduction of Bill C-60, this timely volume provides policy makers, lawyers, judges, educators, and interested Canadians with the tools and knowledge they need to participate in a copyright debate that will shape the future of the Internet, culture, and education in Canada.
Table of Contents
Introduction – Michael Geist
PART ONE: CANADIAN COPYRIGHT REFORM IN CONTEXT
Copyright Talk: Patterns and Pitfalls in Canadian Policy Discourses – Laura J. Murray
Interests in the Balance – Teresa Scassa
International Copyright Law: W[h]ither User Rights – Myra Tawfik
PART TWO: BILL C-60: A CLOSER ANALYSIS
Constitutional Jurisdiction over Paracopyright Laws – Jeremy F. deBeer
Deflating the Michelin Man: Protecting Users` Rights in the Canadian Copyright Reform Process – Jane Bailey
If Left to Their Own Devices : How DRM and Anti-Circumvention Laws Can Be Used to Hack Privacy – Ian Kerr
Anti-Circumvention Legislation and Competition Policy: Defining A Canadian Way? – Michael Geist
Rights Management Information – Mark Perry
Making Available: Existential Inquiries – David Fewer
Made in Canada: A Unique Approach to Internet Service Provider Liability and Copyright Infringement – Sheryl N. Hamilton
The New Listener and the Virtual Performer: The Need for a New Approach to Performers` Rights – Mira Sundara Rajan
Filtering the Flow from the Fountains of Knowledge: Access and Copyright in Education and Libraries – Margaret Ann Wilkinson
The Changing Landscape of Academic Libraries and Copyright Policy: Interlibrary Loans, Electronic Reserves, and Distance Education – Samuel Trosow
Lights, Camera, Harmonize: Photography Issues in Copyright Reform – Alex Cameron
PART THREE: THE FUTURE OF CANADIAN COPYRIGHT REFORM
The Changing Face of Fair Dealing in Canadian Copyright Law: A Proposal for Legislative Reform – Carys Craig
Taking User Rights Seriously – Abraham Drassinower
Coming to Terms with Copyright – David Lametti
Use of Copyright Content on the Internet: Considerations on Excludability and Collective Licensing – Daniel J. Gervais
Crown Copyright and Copyright Reform in Canada – Elizabeth F. Judge
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September 29th, 2005 at 3:21 pm
Thanks again for the info and clification, Jon.
When I see the work Dr. Geist is doing to help us sort out the issues and represent us in Ottawa, I’m cautiously hopeful that the copyright collectives will not have all the ears.
What a contrast with Stanford’s law professor Mark A. Lemley, who testified yesterday at http://judiciary.senate.gov/testimony.cfm?id=1624&wit_id=4687
Sounds like Lemley argued to help companies, but make it easier to sue users:
“Make it easier for copyright owners to target direct infringers. Part of the reason copyright owners target intermediaries and innovators is that they find it difficult to find and target the people who are actually doing the infringing. Anything Congress can do to help stop the direct infringement will relieve the pressure on innovators.”
September 29th, 2005 at 11:15 pm
I was at the book launch this afternoon, and looking at the assembled group that was there (many of the chapter authors are in town for the Canada-Australia Comparative IP and Cyberlaw Conference tomorrow and Saturday).
There were also very interesting talks from an Australian professor, a group of 3 law students (one spoke of indigenous rights and copyright, and the other two spoke about Free/Libre and Open Source Software — including someone from Brazil who spoke of the situation there), and then closed up with a discussion with a representative from Heritage and Industry departments (the two departments who are responsible for copyright).