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August 18, 2003
Canada: Land of the Free
I've been listening to Lessig's MP3 in which he chides his listeners to contribute to the EFF instead of watching pay per view or buying CDs. He is convinced that the proper political action can free up the commons which is being taken over by overreaching copyright activism.
He sounds as if he is tilting at windmills. That is until you see how Canada has done things.
"On March 19, 1998, Part VIII of the (Canadian) Copyright Act dealing with private copying came into force. Until that time, copying any sound recording for almost any purpose infringed copyright, although, in practice, the prohibition was largely unenforceable. The amendment to the Act legalized copying of sound recordings of musical works onto audio recording media for the private use of the person who makes the copy (referred to as "private copying"). In addition, the amendment made provision for the imposition of a levy on blank audio recording media to compensate authors, performers and makers who own copyright in eligible sound recordings being copied for private use."
-- Copyright Board of Canada: Fact Sheet: Private Copying 1999-2000 Decision
Posted by mbowen at August 18, 2003 09:05 PM
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That's the exact arrangement cassette tapes have.
Posted by: Prometheus 6 at August 19, 2003 08:51 AM