John Is a College Student Who Spends Several Hours a Day

John is a college student who spends several hours a day on the internet,surfing for information for school assignments,downloading music,and interacting with friends on social media.He just learned that Bill C-11 will amend the Copyright Act and is searching the Web to find out how he might be affected if this or similar legislation is implemented.Which of the following is not accurate in regard to Bill C-11 and the potential changes John might expect?

A) John will be able to format shift (e.g.,move music from a CD to his iPod) legally for non-commercial purposes.
B) John will be able to time shift (i.e.,record a movie to watch at a later time) legally for non-commercial purposes.
C) John may expect his internet service provider to contact him if he violates copyright and,with a court order,his name and other information could be provided to the copyright holder.
D) John should expect the price of CDs and tapes to go down,as the Copyright Board is expected to remove the current tariffs.
E) John should expect that Bill C-11 will make it illegal to import programs that allow him to overcome digital locks.

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