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Commentary on Bill C-61 (An Act to Amend the Copyright Act)
Ron Dimock, Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy, and Alan Macek summarize the highlights of 2008's Bill C-61, which would have amended the Copyright Act to address current issues regarding format and time shifting, digital rights management, and Internet communication. Bill C-61 died when Parliament was prorogued in 2008, and as of 1Q 2009 has yet to be re-introduced. This article is available in PDF format only. Originally published in Commercial Times and copyright 2008 CCH Canadian Limited.