Copyright Modernization Act

The Copyright Modernization Act (French: Loi sur la modernisation du droit d’auteur), also known as Bill C-11, was introduced in the House of Commons of Canada on September 29, 2011 by Industry Minister Christian Paradis.

It:[6] During its consideration, the bill drew negative reactions from the US-based International Intellectual Property Alliance, which represents industries in movie, music, and software.

[12] Law professor Michael Geist disputed the party's statements regarding how many Canadians they consulted as well as a claim by Christian Paradis and James Moore that the Copyright Act had not changed since before 1990.

[16] Toward the end of the bill's consideration, a petition urging the government to make further changes was signed by more than 70 arts and culture organizations.

[19] On October 27, 2011, Conservative MP Lee Richardson in a letter used the line "If a digital lock is broken for personal use, it is not realistic that the creator would choose to file a law suit against the consumer, due to legal fees and time involved".

[20] Referring to this, Liberal MP Geoff Regan commented on the irony of the government advising Canadians to break its own law.

Richard Stallman joins the protest by promoting a political cartoon criticizing Bill C-11 on the blog of fellow copyright reform advocate Michael Geist.