The regulation published in the Canada Gazette which denies compensation to creators for music copied onto microSD memory cards will hurt Canada’s songwriters, recording artists and other rights holders, the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) says. Collective chair Lyette Bouchard said that not only is this an unprecedented end-run around the fair and independent Copyright … Read more
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) said the announcement by Industry Minister Christian Paradis (Megantic-L'Erable, QC) that the federal government will block a proposed new private copying levy on microSD memory cards before it is heard by the Copyright Board of Canada is premature and represents inappropriate interference. CPCC chair Lyette Bouchard said the federal … Read more
The Canadian Private Copying Collective announced the release of a survey sent to all five major federal political parties that asked each party for their views on issues related to Canada's private copying regime. The CPCC said that the results will be provided to music rights holders, to help them in their voting decision on … Read more
The Canadian Private Copying Collective announced that Canada's recording artists could potentially lose an important revenue stream depending on the outcome of the federal election. The collective said that the future of the private copying levy which is currently applied to the sale of blank CDs to provide compensation to artists for private copies made … Read more
