RE: Bill C-32 (Can.) - More Briefs

From: Andrew Martin <amartin[_at_]cancopy.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 96 08:41:07 PST

I think it's worth noting that when this office asked Mr. Knopf's office for a copy of the Laurier Office Mart brief (he now represents them, although he wasn't their counsel at trial) the request was refused.

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Andrew Martin
Executive Director
Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency
6 Adelaide Street East #900
Toronto, Ontario M5C 1H6

E-mail: amartin[_at_]cancopy.com
Tel: (416) 868-1620 x226
Fax: (416) 868-1621

Date: 10/29/96
Time: 08:41:07

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---------------Original Message---------------
>
> To: CNI List and CYBERIA-L list
>
> 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
> WebSite: http://www.perlaw.ca
>

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