Re: New Media and Copyright

Tom Grandy (wcsngl[_at_]alfred.carleton.ca) wrote:
: NGL is conducting an analysis which will identify copyright policy
: issues, options and benefits to creators, industry, business users and
: consumers, and which will, early enough, position the government to
: address issues crucial to the development of new media on the
: electronic highway system. We would appreciate your comments on the
: following basic policy questions:

: - Is the present Canadian copyright policy framework adequate to
: protect new media creations?

: - Does it impede the development of new media?

: - How do we balance conflicting interests between creators, industry,
: business users and consumers with regard to copyright?

: Thanks in advance for your input.

: Loretta Rocca
: NGL Nordicity Group Ltd.
: wcsngl[_at_]ccs.carleton.ca

Phase II of reform of Canada's copyright act has been inched forward for the last five years. At present, draft legislation is being prepared, but the scheduling of presentation to the House of Commons is uncertain.

This phase is to deal with issues involving the electronic media, but I am uncertain at this moment whether they will deal with the issues of electronic distribution and multimedia use at this stage. I continue to raise the issues with the appropriate bureaucrats and indeed have a meeting with Industry Canada in about two weeks.

I have been following all this on behalf of both Carleton, and AMTEC (The Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada).

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Ross Mutton, Director, Instructional Media Services
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
rmutton[_at_]ccs.carleton.ca
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