by macrae11 » Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:00 pm
Ok so I did real the whole thing this time, seeing as how it's more relevant to us as Canadians. Well ok I skimmed over large sections that were extra super boring.
First off this isn't a new law, just an amendment to existing law. Since I didn't also read through the existing law I could be missing some information to bring things together, but I am relatively familiar with the Canadian copyright act, and most of the amendments are pretty self explanatory.
First off, from what I can tell, these people are idiots. 4 out of the 5 of their claims are exactly the opposite of what it says in the new law. Section 29 subsections 22-24 state the exact opposite what they're saying. I couldn't find anything on their educational claim, but that type of educational has always been considered fair use, and that is reiterated in this bill. Not goin to cut and paste because I'm on my iPhone, but I terested parties can look it up.