We're all criminals again.
»
www.huffingtonpost.ca/mi ··· businessThe CETA intellectual property chapter leaked in 2010, revealing that the EU is seeking a complete overhaul of Canada's IP laws. Initial demands on copyright included:
- compliance with WIPO Internet treaties
- extension of the term of copyright to life of the author plus 70 years (Canadian law currently at life plus 50 years)
-additional copyright term extensions for audiovisual works, anonymous works, and unpublished works
-term of copyright for broadcasts for at least 50 years (Canada wants to limit to wireless broadcasts, while EU wants it to cover everything)
-greater transparency for copyright collectives
-new resale right for works of art
-new exclusive right of fixation for broadcasts (Canada wants to limit to wireless broadcasts, while EU wants it to cover everything) new exclusive right for broadcasters for retransmission in public places (ie. new fees for bars and other public places)
-new distribution rights
-extension of the reproduction right to performers and broadcasters
-extension of the communications right for performers, phonogram producers, film producers, and broadcasters.
-anti-circumvention rules including provisions against devices that can be used to circumvent digital locks
-protection for rights management information
While some of these demands may have changed during the negotiations - the negotiations are still shrouded in secrecy - the agreement would clearly require reforms that go well beyond Bill C-11