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b'For years, Canada resisted extending the term of copyright beyond the international standard of life of the author plus 50 years. That appears to have come to an end with the USMCA, which requires an extension. The Canadian government has just launched a public consultation on the issue, identifying several \\u201caccompanying measures\\u201d to address concerns about the negative impact of term extension. For the many Canadians that participated in the recent copyright review process, the consultation document comes as huge disappointment as it seemingly rejects \\u2013 with little legal basis \\u2013 the review\\u2019s recommendation on establishing a registration requirement for the additional 20 years that would benefit both creators and the public.\\nThe consultation is currently open until March 12th. Duke University\\u2019s Jennifer Jenkins, who is is a Clinical Professor of Law teaching intellectual property and Director of Duke\\u2019s\\xa0Center for the Study of the Public Domain, joins the Law Bytes podcast this week to help sort through the likely implications of copyright term extension for Canada.\\nThe podcast can be downloaded here, accessed on YouTube, and is embedded below. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcast, Google Play, Spotify or the RSS feed. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at @Lawbytespod.\\n\\nShow Notes:\\nGovernment of Canada Copyright Term Extension consultation \\u2013 Due March 12, 2021\\n\\nGovernment of Canada Copyright Term Extension Consultation Paper\\nCredits:\\nStanding Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, February 24, 2020'