Bill C-60: The 2005 Revision Attempt

Bill C-60: The 2005 Revision Attempt

In 2005, parliament considered revisions to the Copyright Act in order to ensure that Canada's copyright framework remained relevant in the rapidly changing digital environment. The Canadian government introduced a long-awaited bill to amend the Copyright Act on June 20, 2005. Bill C-60, An Act to amend the Copyright Act, features anti-circumvention rights, DRM anti-tampering rights, a making available right, a "notice and notice" regime for ISP liability, ISP "data retention" requirements, expanded rights for performers and music labels, diminished rights for consumers in respect of commissioned photos, and user rights to receive digital materials for distance education and interlibrary loan.

See Industry Canada's Copyright Reform Process website and Canadian Heritage's Copyright Policy Branch website for more information on the law revision process.

CIPPIC students have been examining various issues arising in copyright as a result of technological changes, have monitored Parliamentary hearings on point, and have drafted submissions to the Canadian government on some of these issues.