Prentice to consult with creators on copyright
Posted by Tyler Kinch on December 14th, 2007
Looks like our calls for more consultations are working! There’s not much in this story that matches with the title, but an industry spokesperson did say the process has been delayed until both “consumers and creators are accommodated.”
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MONTREAL – Film and TV makers are complaining that, despite more than a decade of lobbying, they have been left out in the cold on Ottawa’s latest attempt at copyright reform, which has sparked widespread debate and an 18,000-person protest on Facebook.
“The government hasn’t sought any consultation from the audio-visual sector and they are far from grasping the issues. The bill will probably mainly deal with the music sector,” says Anne-Marie Desroches, spokeswoman for Quebec’s Union des Artistes.
“But copyright is a can of worms. It’s hell,” she tells Playback Daily. “Politically you lose points. Internet users want it to be free, so does the education milieu.”
Industry Minister Jim Prentice was expected to introduce a copyright reform bill this week, but the process has been delayed until both “consumers and creators are accommodated,” says a ministry spokesman.