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(I double-checked this one…it really is about C-10, not net neutrality!)

CBC reports that the director of Love & Savegry suspects C-10 had a hand in his film being held at the border. To be honest, I wonder whether the title would have triggered a review based on pornography concerns alone. Although I’m very much against C-10 and am concerned about what would have happened if the footage was wrecked, I find that pinning the confiscation on C-10 is a bit of a stretch.

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I’m trying to stay on top of blog reading/writing, so here are today’s noteworthy links:

• Michael Geist’s list of 5 copyright myths
• Charlie Angus also predicts a new copyright bill (link via Digital Copyright Canada)
• C-10 still won’t die
• The US isn’t having any more luck with patent reform than copyright reform

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I haven’t been blogging much because I’ve been spending extra time on finishing a sculpture and taking care of the administrative tasks that go with it (primarily documentation). Here are some things which have been happening while I’ve barricaded myself into my studio:

• Verner calls for film, TV industry’s help to draft C-10 guidelines
• CBC provides a summary of the C-10 issue
• George Jonas from the Truro Daily News asks “Art Subsidies–Why do we need them?”
• Utah Gov. Jon Hunstman Jr. looks into the Spiral Jetty issue
• The government is increasing the Ministry of Culture’s funding by $63 million over the next four years (search for “The Entertainment and Creative Cluster” within the document)
• Geist puts the National Gallery of Canada under his copyright-microscope

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The Globe & Mail provides an update on the star-studded backlash on C-10.

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The following notice of meeting has been released for C-10:

Wednesday, April 2, 2008
When the Senate rises
but not before 4 p.m.

Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, including amendments in relation to foreign investment entities and nonresident trusts, and to provide for the bijural expression of the provisions of that Act.

I can’t seem to find the PDF I was sent on their website, so here it is. The link above is to the official governmental website.

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Michael Geist points to an article in The Star by Peter Howell which quotes a spokesperson for Heritage Minister Josée Verner as indicating that “Canadian Heritage has not received an application for a production containing criminal content”.

This is great news, but doesn’t make people’s concerns a simple case of “legal absurdity”. The proposed wording in C-10 uses the phrase “public policy“, and does not speak specifically to issues of criminal content. Again, the concern is not the isolated inclusion of the phrase “public policy”, but its existence alongside Charles McVety’s lobbying “to deny tax credits to TV and film productions that contain graphic sex and violence or other offensive content”.

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Despite the fact that the opposition motion to Bill C-10 was voted down in response to the Senate Liberals’ intent to block the Income Tax Act from being used as a censorship enabler, the Banking Committee resumes study of Bill C-10 amidst public concerns about censorship.

CARFAC Ontario has published their press release on C-10, as well as a form letter which can be used to send to members of parliament. The Toronto International Film Festival Group has also published a press release on C-10. The Facebook group Keep your censoring hands off of Canadian film and TV! No to Bill C-10! has 29,360 members as of the writing of this post.

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• Sam Trosow brings some disappointing news about an unsuccessful request to amend C-10
• Lawrence from Northworthy is keeping tabs on the news development
• Geist also likens the public C-10 response to that of the new copyright legislation, and reminds us that it’s about tax credits (this post has been hidden in my sea of email since Tuesday). The main difference between C-10 and the upcoming copyright legislation is we can actually see what’s in C-10.

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Lawrence at Northworthy and Sam Trosow have been busy with digging deeper into C-10 today. Lawrence looks at the history behind C-10 and the supposed consultation which happened with the film industry. Sam Trosow finds some interesting snippets from Question Period on C-10.

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Last week, Russell McOrmond forecast that the copyright legislation is still on its way. While we wait, the media continues to swarm bill C-10 instead:

• Lawrence at Northworthy pick up on celebrity responses to C-10
• Heritage Minister Josee Verner responds to the concerns with C-10
• The Harper government stands behind their proposed changes in C-10 (en Francais; Google’s translation into English here)
• Heritage Minister Josee Verner failed to show up at the Genie awards on Monday night
• Sam Trosow points out why Verner’s response to C-10 is suspicious (at best)
• Keep your censoring hands off of Canadian film and TV! No to Bill C-10! Facebook group has 22,820 members as of the writing of this post

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