... He took his contribution to the debate on Bill C-27 (often called the anti-SPAM bill, although it still contains anti-malware and other provisions as well), and spoke about it as one part of a larger digital agenda. The full debate is available via Hansard, but I wanted to highlight a specific section of Mr. Angus' contributions. (Note: Debate resumes after C-50, which may be today or later.) ...

... industry versus consumer, when in fact both industry and the consumer have an interest in reducing copyright theft. The proposals will benefit millions of people, and significant consensus exists about ... to make sure that the public has access to and can enjoy the opportunities presented by a Digital Britain, that no section of our society is excluded from those opportunities, and that those who ...

... in the extreme situations where they apply, and distribute to relevant copyright holders. While a tiny cut can be justified for administrative purposes, ... month in Quill & Quire details a new Access Copyright Cultural Fund (see PDF of July newsletter from Access ... a one-time contribution of $3 million from Access Copyright, and will be augmented in the future by an annual contribution of 1.5% ...

... used to ensure that intellectual property benefits the public and authors. He further makes another argument that copyright is not like physical property and must be handled differently. There are sections on DRM (Digital Rights management) and the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act). These are very important because they have created many new ...

... picture films and videos. During the 1990s, powerful copyright owners successfully lobbied the U.S. Congress to ... consumers to record TV shows. Unfortunately, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is being used to undermine the right consumers ... video tape. This right is being taken away by copy protection being required in all new digital TV formats that can't be bypassed by a consumer ...

... Property Office has released © The Way Ahead: A Strategy for Copyright in the Digital Age. Here's an excerpt: Based ... action that provides commonsense rules for private, non-commercial use of copyright material that will give consumers much more freedom to do what they want (such as creating ... Economics Perspective" Comments on U.S. Copyright Office's "Mandatory Deposit ...