Industry committee The example that I gave is one of those situations where you have the thing physically in your hand. It's going to disappear because the CD is deteriorating, and there's nothing you can do legally to make it available for the long term. It's ridiculous.
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli
Industry committee Audiovisual materials are a big issue. Anything that's not in your hand that you can see is definitely problematic. Definitely the AV materials are an issue, but we have the right to reformat those audiovisual materials, as long as they're not protected by a TPM. If it's under di
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli
Industry committee I'm sorry?
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli
Industry committee Yes, of course.
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli
Industry committee I don't think so. Not that I know of. I can't imagine how that would work. The international framework with the international treaties is such that work is protected no matter where it is.
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli
Industry committee The rules are slightly different, but if you go to the U.S., the terms of protection are life plus 70 rather than life plus 50. You wouldn't be gaining much by going offshore. I can't imagine....
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli
Industry committee They're different, but the reality is that when you're using copyright, it's the place where you are using the material whose laws apply.
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli
Industry committee If you're using the material in Canada, you have to follow the rules in Canada whether you access it from the U.S. or you access it from Canada. I can't see the way that would be an advantage.
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli
Industry committee Yes, absolutely.
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli
Industry committee Sometimes you can't. Sometimes you can't reach them. Sometimes you don't know who they are. In this case, it was a group that came together and then dispersed.
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli
Industry committee It's an orphaned work, yes.
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli
Industry committee It would be one way to go, but the reality is if you have the right to do it in the act, what's the problem with saying you can do it without going through a whole rigmarole? We don't have to do anything for materials that are not under digital locks. Why is suddenly circumventin
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli
Industry committee Thank you. That's what we do. That's what we're all about. It's about accountability and keeping the public record.
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli
Industry committee I've crossed it many times, but I didn't know that story.
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli
Industry committee Sorry, could you repeat that?
May 31st, 2018Committee meeting
Nancy Marrelli