Bill C-11, Canada’s Copyright Modernization Act

Human Rights Radio spoke with activists Rob Sutherland and Bernie Cohen about the possible consequences of Bill C-14.  This bill offers to legitimize several practices such as format shifting (ripping) and extends fair use, but then takes these rights away by criminalizing these actions in the event the digital material is protected by a digital lock (a piece of software designed to prevent copying).  This bill is proposed in large part to accommodate ACTA, a multilateral agreement which proposes international standards for enforcement of intellectual property rights.  However, ACTA has flaws which need to be addressed.  We discuss what is happening in Canada and internationally on this topic.