My concern with Bill C-18 is with respect to how it's framed and drafted. I have limited time, so let me highlight four issues.
First, the approach to the use of news articles extends far beyond what a reasonable person would consider “use”. Subclause 2(2) covers both reproduction of any portion of a news article and facilitating access to news by any means. The first part means that even reproducing a headline or sentence summary is covered, even though that form of use is freely permitted by copyright quotation rights under the Berne Convention.
The second part means that linking or indexing to the front page of a news site, not even to an article, is treated as compensable activity. That just can't be right. Treating mere linking as a thing of value requiring compensation—