...regarding amendments to the Canadian Copyright Act until the end of January 2011.
Dr. Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, has written about some of the issues surrounding the proposed changes to existing copyright law in Canada. He also did a presentation before the Bill C-32 legislative committee on December 1, 2010. His presentation can be viewed at: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5493/125/
...and you can read his elaborations of his views on Bill C-32 at:
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5577/125/
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Legislative Committee on Bill C-32
HOUSE OF COMMONS
CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES
OTTAWA, CANADA
K1A 0A6
Comité législatif chargé du projet de loi C-32
For immediate release
NEWS RELEASE
STUDY OF BILL C-32, AN ACT TO AMEND THE COPYRIGHT ACT
Ottawa, December 06, 2010 -
On Friday, November 5, 2010, the House of Commons adopted a motion that Bill C-32, An Act to amend the Copyright Act, be read a second time and referred to a legislative committee. The Legislative Committee on Bill C-32 (CC32) started its study of the bill on November 23, 2010.
Bill C-32 adds new rights and exceptions to the Copyright Act. As noted in the bill’s summary, its objectives are as follows:
update the rights and protections of copyright owners to better address the challenges and opportunities of the Internet, so as to be in line with international standards;
clarify Internet service providers’ liability and make the enabling of online copyright infringement itself an infringement of copyright;
permit businesses, educators and libraries to make greater use of copyright material in digital form;
allow educators and students to make greater use of copyright material;
permit certain uses of copyright material by consumers;
give photographers the same rights as other creators;
ensure that the Copyright Act remains technologically neutral; and
mandate a review of the Copyright Act by Parliament every five years.
The Committee believes that it is important to hear from Canadians on this topic. The Committee will be meeting with various stakeholders affected by copyright reform, including authors, artists, musicians, record labels, book publishers, collective societies, libraries, museums, school associations, software developers, retailers and consumers.
The Committee will also be accepting briefs on this topic from groups and individuals who will not have the opportunity to appear before the Committee. The Committee welcomes briefs on the objectives and subject matter of Bill C-32. If a brief proposes amendments to clauses in the bill, draft alternative language should be included if possible.
In order for briefs on Bill C-32 to be considered by the Committee in a timely fashion, the document should be submitted to the Committee’s mailbox at CC32(a)parl.gc.ca by the end of January, 2011. A brief which is longer than 5 pages should be accompanied by a 1 page executive summary and in any event should not exceed 10 pages in length.
The Legislative Committee on Bill C-32 (CC32) is composed of 12 parliamentarians representing four political parties. It is chaired by Gordon Brown, M.P. for Leeds-Grenville (Ontario).
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For more information, please contact:
Michelle Tittley, Clerk of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-32
Tel: 613-947-1971
E-mail: CC32(a)parl.gc.ca
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Apple launches Support Profile site
Posted on Jan 5, 2011 10:30 am by Jeff Porten, Macworld.com
Getting technical support for your Apple products has become a bit easier with the introduction of the new Apple Support Profile Website. This site provides one-stop shopping for you to check the registration and warranty status of all of your Apple products. If you have a repair or support issue in progress, you can review Apple’s records about the issue right from your Web browser.
Log into the site using your Apple ID (the same username and password you use in the iTunes stores), and Apple will display all of the computers they already know about. Oddly, although I’ve been using the same Apple ID for years and I’ve owned fifteen Macs (no, really), my profile page only displayed my old PowerBook G4 and an anonymous serial number next to an Apple logo. If your profile is similarly lacking, below these entries you’ll find a link to manually register more equipment. The site can auto-detect the serial number of the Mac you’re using to reach the site, although it can’t do the same for iOS devices. (You can find your iPod touch or iPhone’s serial number in Settings > General > About. There are similar entries in the Settings menu of most other iPods.)
Apple also has an option called VoicePass for US and Canadian customers, which promises to match your profile to your phone numbers so they’ll have your computer information at their fingertips when you call from that number. Presumably they could have done this without asking permission, but it’s a nice touch allowing you to update which numbers they keep for you. American customers also have the option of receiving text messages with status updates.
Even if you’re not currently troubleshooting a Mac or iOS device, this is information that is useful to have in one place, both for you and for Apple, when it comes time to call the Support line.
