No question that the "digital locks" provision is problematic!
The current copyright act is really out of touch with the new digital environment - I think that the new bill would be a great improvement, particularly if the digital locks provision was softened a bit. Regardless, it is better than the "Canadian DMCA" bill that everyone was up in arms about a few years ago.
It might not pass as quickly as we think ... I'm sure that there is going to be considerable opposition (from publishers) to aspects of this bill (primarily the inclusion of "education" under the Fair Dealing exception).
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The current copyright act is really out of touch with the new digital environment - I think that the new bill would be a great improvement, particularly if the digital locks provision was softened a bit. Regardless, it is better than the "Canadian DMCA" bill that everyone was up in arms about a few years ago.
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It might not pass as quickly as we think ... I'm sure that there is going to be considerable opposition (from publishers) to aspects of this bill (primarily the inclusion of "education" under the Fair Dealing exception).
More food for thought: http://excesscopyright.blogspot.com/2011/09/supreme-speculation.html
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