Solving copyright conundrum in canada

Thoughroughly enjoying the copyright debate at iSummit today, In the interest of engaging that conversation, here’s my position on the debate.

I’ve linked up a draft of a policy paper I put together for the McLuhan Institute at UofT a year ago.

Abstract
This paper assesses the Canadian government’s March 2005 proposal for copyright reform specifically focusing on Anticircumvention and Make Available provisions as they relate to sound recordings (phonograms). At the present time, Canadian policymakers are under pressure both from abroad and from interest groups domestically to adopt more a more stringent copyright framework in alignment with standards set by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It can be argued however that Canada’s continued forbearance on copyright issues related to Internet Downloading and its cautious approach to adopting WIPO WPT and WPPT signifies a laudable leadership in developing a balanced and socially efficient copyright policy in the best interest of both producers and consumers of digital media.

This is a late draft of that paper, I’m still trying to track down the final so please forgive a few likely tyops.

link (ms word format)