Creative professionals' coalition demands changes to Copyright Bill

OTTAWA – A coalition of groups and associations representing Canada's arts and culture industries has come together to urge the Government to make changes to Bill C-32 that they say will help keep Canada competitive in the digital economy.After presenting a position statement and their proposed revisions to MPs in Ottawa, the coalition issued a statement saying that the Bill, as it stands, will “overturn the core principles of copyright law that historically have ensured a healthy environment for creators, producers, distributors and consumers of Canadian cultural content”.Citing a list of new exceptions in the Bill, including the expansion of ‘fair...