Departments had adequate time to study section 31: Canadian Heritage official
News | 11/15/2001 5:00 am EST
Canadian Heritage’s point-man on copyright reform is defending the department’s timeframe to amend section 31 of the Copyright Act, saying it has had enough time to properly evaluate public submissions and draft legislation for introduction this year. In an interview with Canadian NEW MEDIA, Bruce Stockfish, director general of the copyright policy branch at Heritage, says submissions to a consultation process ongoing since last June have been useful in determining possible directions for the controversial retransmission regime. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Reuse & PermissionsUnauthorized distribution, transmission, reuse or republication of any and all content is strictly prohibited. To discuss re-use of this material, please contact: Customer Care, 613-688-8821 | subscriptions@hilltimes.com |