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Canada proposes changes to copyright law
Matthew Ginn, Photographer
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Portland | OR | USA | Posted: 2:01 PM on 06.12.08 |
->> The Government of Canada tabled legislation today that would significantly change copyright law in that country. The changes are intended to modernize the law for the digital age.
I'm not sure if the proposed changes are good or bad for photographers, but it may be a moot point as it sounds like the bill is likely to die when Parliament recesses for the summer.
Here are some details:
Industry Canada news release: http://tinyurl.com/4p7xnp (see point 5 about photographers near the bottom)
The Globe & Mail story: http://tinyurl.com/6jk4md |
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Richard Denham, Photographer
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Toronto/Buffalo/Niagara | On | Canada | Posted: 3:40 PM on 06.12.08 |
| ->> The whole act itself is a load of crap anyways. I shoot a lot of weddings, and technically the B&G actually own the copyright to the images, not me. Unless I state, as I do in my contract, that by signing said contract they transfer all copyrights to me. Pretty stupid eh, a photographer doesn't own the copyright to his own work. |
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Matthew Ginn, Photographer
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Portland | OR | USA | Posted: 4:03 PM on 06.12.08 |
| ->> As I understand it, the proposed law would change that (to something that looks more like the US laws). |
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Bryon Johnson, Photographer
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Brampton (Toronto area) | ON | Canada | Posted: 4:23 PM on 06.12.08 |
->> From the Industry Canada news release: "It would not, however, be an infringement of copyright for the individual who has commissioned the work for personal purposes to make private, non-commercial use of that photograph or portrait, subject to any agreement to the contrary."
I could see some photographers having a problem with that.
But at first glance, it looks to me like a good start in the right direction with granting more copyright protections to photographers - the lack of copyright to commissioned images is something I was shocked to discover when I joined CAPIC (a group of concerned photographers and illustrators in Canada) over 20 years ago.
Thanks for the heads up, Matthew, and the link.
But everyone should remember that this deals with commissioned (ie freelance) work. Staff photographers will be in the same position as before - the photos taken with company gear, on company time, belongs to the company.
Bryon |
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