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In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law

Wednesday July 22, 2009

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.

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.

 

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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