Canada’s Controversial Copyright Law, Bill C-61, Passes
On June 12th, the Canadian Minister on Industry Jim Prentice introduced the passing of Bill C-61, a law that makes it illegal in Canada to break “digital locks” (DRM, aka Digital Rights Management, technology) on copywritten material. C-61 is being compared to the American DMCA (the Digital Millennium Copyright Act), a law passed in 1998 that allows for legal action to be taken at the discretion of copyright holders against those who’d use copywritten material without consent.
