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Bill C-244
- At consideration in committee in the Senate
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- This bill, known as Bill C-244, aims to amend the Copyright Act in Canada. It allows for the circumvention of technological protection measures in computer programs if it is solely for the purpose of diagnosing, maintaining, or repairing a product in which the program is embedded. It also permits the manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, renting, and provision of technologies, devices, or components used for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of such products. Essentially, this bill allows for easier access to computer programs for the purpose of fixing or maintaining the products they are a part of.
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- Yea (342)
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House Committee
- Report 11 presented to the House
In accordance with its Order of Reference of Wednesday, October 5, 2022, your Committee has considered Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair), and agreed on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, to report it with the following amendment: Clause 2
That Bill C-244, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 24 on page 1 to line 11 on page 2 with the following:
“41.121 (1) Paragraph 41.1(1)(a) does not apply to a person who circumvents a technological protection measure for the sole purpose of maintaining or repairing a product, including any related diagnosing, if the work, performer’s performance fixed in a sound recording or sound recording to which the technological protection measure controls access forms a part of the product.
(2) For greater certainty, subsection (1) applies to a person who circumvents a technological protection measure in the circumstances referred to in that subsection for another person.
(3) A person acting in the circumstances referred to in subsection (1) is not entitled to benefit from the exception under that subsection if the person does an act that constitutes an infringement of copyright.”
Your Committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-244, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage. A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 42, 43, 49, 57, 59, 60 and 63) is tabled.
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House Committee
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House Committee
- Report 9 concurred in by the House
Pursuant to Standing Order 97.1, your committee is requesting an extension of thirty sitting days to consider Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair), referred to the committee on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. The committee members agreed to seek more clarification from senior officials with regard to the provisions of the bill and its impact on international trade. Therefore, your Committee requests an extension of thirty sitting days. A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 60) is tabled.
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House Committee
- Report 9 presented to the House
Pursuant to Standing Order 97.1, your committee is requesting an extension of thirty sitting days to consider Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair), referred to the committee on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. The committee members agreed to seek more clarification from senior officials with regard to the provisions of the bill and its impact on international trade. Therefore, your Committee requests an extension of thirty sitting days. A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 60) is tabled.
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House Committee
- Wed Feb 08, 2023 04:37 - 06:35PM
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House Committee
- Mon Dec 05, 2022 11:02 - 01:05PM
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House Committee
- Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:02 - 01:05PM
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