Bill C-61 will be re-introduced by the Conservatives in the Canadian parliament.
In order to conform to several international WIPO treaties the Canadian government had signed in
1996 and 1997, the conservatives proposed several amendments to our copyright act with
Bill C-61
and if elected they plan to reintroduce the bill according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Whether it will be identical to Bill C-61 is not known but it is important that you make yourself heard on several key issues
these were created to address :
Micheal Geist has posted lists of candidates interested in more balanced copyright reform on his blog. His lists can be found here,
here and
here.
To find your local Member of Parliament using your Postal Code - Click Here
To discuss this issue please join the Fair
Copyright For Canada group on Facebook.
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