Canadian governments have long resisted copyright term extension for obvious reasons: real costs and few benefits. Canada caved in the USMCA and now @cafreeland buried implementation in #Budget2022. What can be done about this “tax on consumers”? 1/5 michaelgeist.ca/2022/04/budget… 
The opposition to term extension is universal outside a handful of lobby groups. Australia, NZ have studied the costs and @pauljheald has conducted research that found it reduces publication and access. #Budget2022 2/5 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
Australian professor @rgibli studied the Canadian market on e-books and found a positive effect of public domain: more availability and a significant impact on consumer cost. With millions at stake this is a tax on consumers. #Budget2022 3/5 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
In fact, even some artists oppose. For example, @bryanadams told a House of Commons committee: “Extending the duration of copyright essentially enriches large firms of intermediaries. It does not put money in the pockets of most creators.” #Budget2022 4/5 cbc.ca/news/politics/…
So what to do? Government’s own copyright review, copyright experts & Justice Minister @DavidLametti endorse the same solution: registration requirement. Copyright holders that want the extra term get it and other works enter public domain. #Budget2022 5/5
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