Liberals out of tune on copyright, say screenwriters, broadcasters

OTTAWA – The Liberal Party’s proposed amendments to the new copyright bill struck a sour note with Canadian screenwriters and broadcasters.After opposition leader Michael Ignatieff announced revisions to Bill C-32, which include plans for a new fund to offer a private copying compensation payment of $35 million annually to Canadian artists, the Writers Guild of Canada and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters responded to the proposals with a thumbs down.While acknowledging that the new fund may be a stopgap for the music industry, it “does nothing for authors of movies, TV shows and more”, the WGC said.“The Liberal proposal correctly recognizes that the Conservative government’s...