Canadian Software Innovation Alliance opposes Bill C-61

OTTAWA – A coalition of Canadian open source businesses and supporters says Bill C-61 – the Conservative government’s act to amend the Copyright Act that was introduced on June 12 – threatens the open source business model. The Canadian Software Innovation Alliance (CSIA) noted in a media release Monday that it was calling for a moderate approach to digital copyright that respects the interests of open source developers. But Bill C-61 eliminates the freedom of access upon which the open source model depends. The bill “rejects virtually every commendation in the CSIA’s December 2007 white paper, entitled Software Innovation, Copyright and...