An Act to amend the Copyright Act (40th Canadian Parliament, 3rd Session)
An Act to amend the Copyright Act (French: Loi modifiant la Loi sur le droit d’auteur, Bill C-32) was a bill tabled on June 2, 2010 during the third session of the 40th Canadian Parliament by Minister of Industry Tony Clement and by Minister of Canadian Heritage James Moore. This bill served as the successor to the previously proposed but short-lived Bill C-61 in 2008 and sought to tighten Canadian copyright laws. In March 2011, the 40th Canadian Parliament was dissolved, with all the bills which did not pass by that point (including bill C-32) automatically becoming dead.
| Bill C-32 | |
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| House of Commons of Canada | |
Long title
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| Citation | Bill C-32 |
| Enacted by | House of Commons of Canada |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill title | Bill C-32 |
| Introduced by | Tony Clement and James Moore |
| First reading | June 2, 2010 |
| Second reading | November 5, 2010 |
| Status: Expired | |
Many restrictions in the bill were harshly criticized, especially those regarding the circumvention of digital locks. Law professor Michael Geist commented that the bill was introduced by an "out-of-touch Moore, who has emerged as a staunch advocate for a Canadian DMCA". After Bill C-32's introduction, James Moore responded to criticism by calling the bill's detractors "radical extremists". In the aftermath of the bill, the United States diplomatic cables leak revealed ongoing pressure from US officials wanting Canada to pass stricter copyright laws.
The bill was revived in the next Parliament as C-11 on September 29, 2011.