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Copyright Law

: Michael Geist

Tracking the Copyright Consultation Submissions: July 20 - 24, 2009

By Michael Geist

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As the number of submissions to the copyright consultation continues to grow, summarizing each submission has proven too difficult. I'll be posting regular updates that track the main points of the various submissions instead. Further, with less than six weeks left in the consultation, what are you waiting for - speak out on copyright today!

Position	Number of Supporters
Submissions against another Bill C-61	90
Submissions in favour of shorter Copyright term	34
Submissions against anti-circumvention or in favour of limiting DRM/Digital locks	114
Submissions in favour of stronger personal use/copying and backup protections	100
Submissions in favour of an 'open copyright' system	7
Submissions advocating an end to the Crown Copyright	3
Submissions opposed to adopting an American-styled DMCA	15
Submissions in favour of stronger fair use/fair dealing protections	17
Submissions opposed to implementing WIPO	4
Submissions in favour of eliminating all copyright	2
Submissions against a three-strikes rule	4
Submissions that favour a 'notice and notice' approach	83
Submissions in favour of instituting a levy for file-sharing	4
Submissions in favour of greater exemptions for education/research	6
Submissions in favour of establish a good-faith defence that the user believed their use of a work was fair and non-infringing	83

Submissions in favour of stronger penalties for copyright infringement	1
Submissions in favour of turning copyright into a crime	1