Bill C-32 (Can.) - More Briefs

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RE: CANADA'S BILL C-32 The House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage is almost finished their brief hearings on what is probably the most complex piece of intellectual property legislation in Canadian history.

Hearings are set to conclude on or about November 7, 1996, about one month after they began (with a week off in this period). About one third of those wishing to appear before the Committee have been denied the opportunity to do so. The proceedings as posted on the Net are at least three weeks behind. In the Age of the Internet, one might have hoped for more. Under all the circumstances, it would be surprising if the Committee were to recommend anything other than minor "technical" changes to the Bill.

We continue to post or link to briefs as "owners" make them available. Recent additions to our Web Site include briefs from:

• Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology (one of Canada's largest post secondary educational institutions, excluded from the witness list)
• Council of Canadians with Disabilities (not on the witness list)
• Laurier Office Mart Inc. (victim -- though ultimately acquitted
  • of what is probably Canada's most controversial criminal copyright prosecution to date, which involved about Can. $32.00 worth of rights in course pack material)
• Ontario Library Association (not on the witness list)
• Special Libraries Association (not on the witness list)

See:

   http://www.perlaw.ca/revis1.htm

-- 
Howard Knopf
Perley-Robertson, Panet, Hill & McDougall
Phone: 613-566-2820 or
       1-800-2-OTTAWA

E-Mail: knopfh[_at_]perlaw.ca
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