Category Archives: C-11

Lessons from Canada’s decade of copyright reform, or the limits to grassroots protest movements

Posted on April 12, 2012 by bhaggart

(Somehow I forgot to post this back when C-11 actually passed the Committee stage back on March 15. Still, better late than never…) So Bill C-11, the Copyright Modernization Act*, has finally passed the House of Commons committee stage: only … Continue reading →

Posted in C-11, Canadian copyright, Facebook activism, SOPA, WIPO Internet treaties | 2 Comments

Copyright turmoil: freedom of speech trumping protection arguments (except in Canada?)

Posted on February 11, 2012 by bhaggart

It’s been a busy few weeks for copyright policy around the world, hasn’t it? Latvia, Poland the Czech Republic and – isn’t this something – now Germany have refused to sign the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), although Germany is only … Continue reading →

Posted in ACTA, Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, C-11, Canada copyright, historical institutionalism, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Copyright turmoil: freedom of speech trumping protection arguments (except in Canada?)