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Stakeholders say they hope the forthcoming legislation will finally modernize country's copyright law.
Canada's copyright regime is outdated and needs to be brought in line with its major trading partners, which stakeholders are hoping will be accomplished through a bill the federal government has said it would bring forward no later than the spring. The main thing the bill must accomplish is implementing the World Intellectual Property Organization Copy Right treaties, commonly referred to as the "WIPO treaties," which were signed in 1996 and are intended to update copyright laws for the digital age, says one leading expert in copyright law.
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Canada's copyright regime outdated and lags behind its major trading partners
Stakeholders say they hope the forthcoming legislation will finally modernize country's copyright law.
Canada's copyright regime is outdated and needs to be brought in line with its major trading partners, which stakeholders are hoping will be accomplished through a bill the federal government has said it would bring forward no later than the spring. The main thing the bill must accomplish is implementing the World Intellectual Property Organization Copy Right treaties, commonly referred to as the "WIPO treaties," which were signed in 1996 and are intended to update copyright laws for the digital age, says one leading expert in copyright law.
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