Copyright bill must not censor Canadian documentary industry, says DOC

TORONTO – The Documentary Organization of Canada/l’Association des documentaristes du Canada (DOC) is urging the government to look south to the U.S. as it considers key revisions to the new copyright bill. DOC says that if Bill C-11 is passed without amendments, Canadian documentary filmmakers will be prohibited from exercising their right to criticize and comment on content protected by technological protection mechanisms (TPMs), including books, films, television and music. In 2010, the U.S. Copyright Office granted an exemption for documentary filmmakers to allow for the circumvention of TPMs on DVDs for the purposes of criticism and commentary, and Canadian...