What could Tory copyright look like under Harper government?

Bill C-60 has been relegated to the dustbin, but the new Conservative ministers responsible for copyright have provided some clues that change may be on the way.

In the early 1980s, the Trudeau Liberal government embarked on a major copyright reform initiative, commissioning more than 20 independent studies that led to "From Gutenberg to Telidon," a lengthy study that established a roadmap for future copyright reform.

When Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservative Party assumed power in 1984, it replaced the Liberal plan with a new vision that provided the foundation for massive change...