But one thing that’s not in dispute is that similar rules won’t be coming to Canada any time soon, experts say. Protesters in Leipzig, Germany, rallied against EU copyright changes in March. The EU approved a copyright overhaul on April 15, aiming to give more protection to artists and news organizations. Canadian copyright rules are generally working pretty effectively,” said Geist, who has appeared before parliamentary committees numerous times to provide expertise on copyright issues, e-commerce laws, access to information legislation and telecommunications reform. Several skirted questions from the Star about whether they will proactively introduce measures required by the EU in Canada.

Source: thestar April 29, 2019 09:00 UTC