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March 23, 2007

If the Apple/Clinton video was done in Canada…

Tags: , — David Canton @ 8:51 am

Michael Geist comments on the widely viewed Apple/Clinton mash-up ad, and what the copyright position would be if that happened in Canada.

He concludes that, unlike in the US, this would probably violate Canadian copyright laws, stating that: This form of political speech should surely enjoy protection, yet Canada’s policy makers have been so focused on unnecessary DRM provisions, that we’ve neglected the reforms that really matter.

Touche.

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