Re: [d@DCC] Are there "diff"s available for amendments?

From: Andy Kaplan-Myrth <techlaw _-at-_ uottawa.ca>
To: "General Copyright Discussions \(questions, organizing, etc\)" <discuss (at) list.digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:52:49 -0500
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Russell McOrmond wrote:
>    I am wondering if software is the right first step, or trying to 
> collect the data is a better first step.  I suspect the software will be 
> the easiest part of this project.
> 
> 
>    Publicly online we have the current copyright act, Bill C-60 (2005), 
> some smaller bills (Libraries and Archives, etc), and Bill C-32 (1997). 
>    We don't have Bill C-60 (1988) or many of the other relevant bills 
> since 1921(or 1928, depending on whether you go by the bill date or the 
> passing date) which is our first Canadian copyright act (Before that we 
> were under the British act with confusing local amendments to deal with 
> the copyright rogue south of us).

Since we do have Bills going back to 1997, we should consider handling 
the data in two phases -- what we have now to look at Bills going 
forward, and historical Bills and Acts to help with historical analysis 
of legislative change. No reason not to start with the current Copyright 
Act and Bill C-60 (2005), is there?

Cheers,
Andy


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Andy Kaplan-Myrth, M.A., LL.B.
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