Wasnt the whole purpose of copyright to allow artists, musicians, and authors to make a living? — @coyo Well. No. Although the privilege of copyright was granted to writers (and later extended to other creators), they had a very limited ability to make copies. A writer could copy the manuscript by hand and sell copies [...] read more »
Nora interviewed CIPPICs David Fewer on her CBC Spark program, and one of the points that they discuss is the worry that TPMs (digital locks/DRM) will stop Canadians from doing what we what we would ordinarily be allowed to do under fair dealing. But it is more than that. Fair dealing is only part of [...] read more »
Before making it illegal to circumvent TPMs, shouldnt Canada make it mandatory for manufacturers to warn Canadians that the media and devices we buy use TPMs? Especially since most Canadians dont know what TPMs are? Canadians dont recognize TPMs. We think we are doing something wrong when we are prevented from copying digital photos we [...] read more »
The majority of those Canadians who took my unscientific poll understand (or think they understand) what DRM is. Yet very few taking my poll had any idea what TPMs are. Friday May 4th was the International Day Against DRM. Although Canada has been talking about changing copyright law for well over a decade, DRM (Digital [...] read more »
