Copyright Law: Should Canada Adopt Photoshop Disclaimers?

This fall the Federal government will undertake a mandated review of the Copyright Act. The statute has a provision that requires it be reviewed every five years to keep up with technological advances in the digital world and to address emerging intellectual property issues.

There is potential for push back from content owners and collectives regarding fair dealing "user" rights that the Supreme Court of Canada have enshrined into Canadian copyright law. More generally, there will be an opportunity for numerous policy stakeholders to present arguments and justifications for new amendments to our copyright laws that will benefit Canadian consumers and creators.

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