Number two is the expansion of fair dealing and new exceptions. This sweeping exception will take millions out of creators' pockets and could devastate our educational publishing industry. Most puzzling is that this destructive provision proposes to fix a problem that doesn't exist. Educators have access to the materials they need for a nominal fee through collective licensing.
Bill C-32 must be amended to meet the internationally accepted method of determining what exceptions in copyright law are fair, the Berne three-step test. It prescribes that exceptions are confined to certain special cases that do not conflict with a normal exploitation of a work and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author or performer.
Number three is statutory damages. Why does Bill C-32 give illegal file-sharing sites that help people around the world share stolen music and movies a free ride by exempting them from statutory damages? This loophole must be closed. Statutory damages must be proportionate, but there is no need to make a distinction between commercial and non-commercial infringement. Non-commercial infringement damages right holders too.
Number four is ISP liability. If you really want to stop content theft, then you need to give Internet service providers the tools they need to deal with people who continually break the law. We need to discourage repeated acts of infringement with escalating consequences.
Number five is the elimination of the broadcast mechanical licence. This is yet another attack on collective licensing. By removing this provision you take money directly out of the pockets of artists and creators and put it back into the already overflowing wallets of private broadcasters.
Ferne.