[d at DCC] Chronology of Canadian Copyright Law

[Brewster Kneen]

Thanks so much for doing this, Russell.  And it is good to have the 
links to sources such as the Berne Convention

Brewster

At 01:18 PM 27/12/2006, you wrote:

>    As 2007 fast approaches I have tried to document key changes in Canadian
>copyright over the last century, starting from before Canada even had our
>own Copyright Act separate from the British Act. Contrary to the ludicrous
>lobbying efforts of the legacy recording industry in Canada, the first
>all-Canadian copyright act was in 1921 and not 1908. As the document will
>make clear it is also a document that has seen radical changes over the
>years, with much of what we currently think of as Copyright coming out of
>the 1980's.
>
>    I have posted the Chronology at:
>http://www.digital-copyright.ca/chronology
>
>
>    If there is anything I have missed (or got wrong), please let me know in
>this forum or in private email.  Now that this is created I will be
>keeping it updated with bills, court cases, or major reports from the
>government or committees.
>
>    If other participants in this forum have summaries that they would like
>added, please send them.