Update - Consultation on copyright term extension in Canada extended to March 31st

Further to our article Canadian consultation on extending the general term of copyright open through March 12, the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Industry along with the Ministry of Canadian Heritage recently announced the extension of the deadline to receive public submissions on how to implement the CUSMA copyright term extension from March 12th to March 31st 2021.

Stakeholders now have until March 31st to prepare their submissions to the Government. Following the consultation period, all responses will be published online by the Ministries.

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