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The perils of writing your laws to current day technology: s. 8(2)(b): "excerpts shall have a resolution no greater than 320 pixels by 240 pixels and a frame r
by a3camero 15y ago
The perils of writing your laws to current day technology:
s. 8(2)(b): "excerpts shall have a resolution no greater than 320 pixels by 240 pixels and a frame rate no greater than 15 frames per second;"
- SoftwareMaven 15y agoI don't think they were legislating to a temporary technological point. I think the point was to ensure signal degradation in the database of clips so you have to go to the actual rights holder if you want a usable clip. It's a copyright protection.
- a3camero 15y agoOh I think you're right but what was maybe half quality a few years ago is now a small fraction of HD signal quality. Perhaps x% of median quality of Canadian broadcast channel signal quality would be more appropriate? I'm not sure but fixing at 320x240 seems like probably not the best approach.
- soundslikeneon 15y agoI don't think it matters that the median broadcast quality is getting better. 320x240 @ 15 fps was deemed high enough quality for the kind of reference/archive work that media monitors are doing. It's big enough that you can see what's going on and small enough to discourage watching these copies for entertainment. That number doesn't really need to change unless our eyes are collectively getting worse.
- jmreardon 15y agoThis document isn't actually a legislation. It is a regulation made under the authority of the Copyright Act, and as the preamble states, it is "for the years 2009 and 2010". The actual legislation does not make any reference to "pixels" or "frame" or "resolution" at all. If anything, this legislation an example of how write laws so they don't rely on current day technology.
- a3camero 15y agoGood point.