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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: John C on January 31, 2011, 03:32:22 PM

Title: Canadian Copyrights, Bill C-32
Post by: John C on January 31, 2011, 03:32:22 PM

This may be too late for many (all?), but I stumbled across this today and figure it's probably of interest to those of you in Canada.

http://www.gutenbergnews.org/20110126/canadians-speak-out-on-copyright/

Just an FYI for the activists in the group...

Title: Re: Canadian Copyrights, Bill C-32
Post by: Yoc on February 01, 2011, 01:15:16 AM

Thanks John!

Title: Re: Canadian Copyrights, Bill C-32
Post by: comicOD on March 07, 2011, 10:25:52 AM

This bill is in a committee stage right now. It's a bill that's been put
forth by the corporate lobbyists (surprise) from the U.S and Canada.

Title: Re: Canadian Copyrights, Bill C-32
Post by: skybandit on March 10, 2011, 12:13:39 AM

Meanwhile, in the US, and pretty much unrelated to comics...

http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2011/03/copyright-supreme-court-to-hear-constitutional-challenge-to-copyright-restoration.html

Title: Re: Canadian Copyrights, Bill C-32
Post by: John C on March 10, 2011, 05:45:35 AM

It's of potential interest to us, actually.  I don't know of any examples, nor do I know how you'd prove such a thing, but it opens the possibility that a comic was created outside the United States for sale at least partially inside.

Those worrying about trademarks might also find this of interest:

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/who-owns-betty-boop.html

The decision could be overturned on an appeal, of course, but the upshot is that the Ninth District Court concluded that a trademark can't block the use of public domain art.