Comments on: Copyright Reform Headed Way of Dodo http://www.thecorch.com/politics/copyright-reform-headed-way-of-dodo The personal website of Keith Little. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:37:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: theluketaylor http://www.thecorch.com/politics/copyright-reform-headed-way-of-dodo/comment-page-1#comment-657 theluketaylor Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:33:54 +0000 http://www.thecorch.com/?p=658#comment-657 If the government is going to get copyright reform right they need to take a page from the Brazilians. They have authored an intelligent, realistic bill that includes provisions for consumers, rights holders and corporations. It actually is well balanced and reasonable, unlike Bill C-61 which is just marketed that way. Michael Geist has a quick run down here: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5180/125/ but in essence digital locks are legally enforced but breaking them for private fair dealing is permitted. Locks also must respect copyright terms and not hinder the public domain. By allowing these exceptions Brazil has corrected the biggest flaw in C-61, that all the new, useful exemptions to copyright can be overridden simply by using DRM. I hope the Industry and Heritage Ministers are taking note as they certainly ignored all my attempts to make this point. If the government is going to get copyright reform right they need to take a page from the Brazilians. They have authored an intelligent, realistic bill that includes provisions for consumers, rights holders and corporations. It actually is well balanced and reasonable, unlike Bill C-61 which is just marketed that way.

Michael Geist has a quick run down here: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5180/125/ but in essence digital locks are legally enforced but breaking them for private fair dealing is permitted. Locks also must respect copyright terms and not hinder the public domain. By allowing these exceptions Brazil has corrected the biggest flaw in C-61, that all the new, useful exemptions to copyright can be overridden simply by using DRM. I hope the Industry and Heritage Ministers are taking note as they certainly ignored all my attempts to make this point.

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