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Even supporters of the legislation,
such as Perrin Beatty, president of Canada’s Chamber of Commerce, say that
the proposed legislation could benefit
from more public input. But they contend that it’s a positive step forward,
and regard many of Geist’s criticisms
as overblown. “I’m sure he believes in
what he says. I just don’t happen to
agree with him,” says Beatty.
He also notes that some of Geist’s
allies have recently disrupted events at
which Canada’s industry minister, Jim
Prentice, the copyright’s chief sponsor,
was set to appear. Those tactics are
making it difficult to have a constructive dialogue, adds Beatty. “They’re
acting as if [Prentice] is involved in a
conspiracy,” he says.
Geist, for his part, points out that
he and his fellow campaigners did try
to have public consultations on the
bill before it was introduced, but their
efforts were rebuffed. And he notes
that the bill’s provisions wound up
largely being hammered out in secret.
The heated debate over copyright
reform could soon come to a sudden
halt, because the Harper government’s
ruling coalition appears to be in jeopardy. Many Canadian observers predict
there will be national elections this
fall, which would effectively kill all
pending Tory legislation, including the
copyright bill.
But Geist predicts that copyright
legislation will eventually be back in
one form or another, and he’s vowing
to be in on the fight. Indeed, Geist
believes it’s his duty as a law professor to help people understand the
stakes of the debate. “I’m in a bit of a
privileged position,” says Geist. “Part
of my role is to educate the public
at large, not just my own students.”
Geist argues that a good copyright
bill would have much more flexible
standards for fair use. “The majority of
critics aren’t anticopyright,” says Geist.
“They’re just looking for a fair deal.”
