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To the Honourable Mr. Atamanenko
I am very happy to see the progress being made on trans rights under Bill C-389.
Now to bother you about Bill C-32. While I am pleased to see greater breadth of "fair use," I believe that the bans on circumventing digital locks are ill-informed.
I am a sculptor and filmmaker. While videos can be shared on the internet, and sculptures can now be scanned and replicated with 3-D printers, I do not see how digital-lock protection will in any way benefit my sculpting trade. The studio for which I work does not support the "protections" outlined in this bill.
I fear that these "protections" will criminalize technically-proficient law-abiding people. The video game store for which I used to work modified consoles to accept games region-locked to Japan - games imported through special Canadian distributors. Other people modify DVD players to allow them to play foreign movies. Some people back up their macrovision-protected VHS cassettes onto DVD now that functional VCRs are becoming harder to find. I have rented movies whose defective copy-protection prevented users from watching them on some DVD players, requiring a software workaround. My understanding is that Bill C-32 would make some or all of these practices illegal, and I object to this.
I hope you will show great critical thought in approaching Bill C-32.
Your loyal constituent,
I am very happy to see the progress being made on trans rights under Bill C-389.
Now to bother you about Bill C-32. While I am pleased to see greater breadth of "fair use," I believe that the bans on circumventing digital locks are ill-informed.
I am a sculptor and filmmaker. While videos can be shared on the internet, and sculptures can now be scanned and replicated with 3-D printers, I do not see how digital-lock protection will in any way benefit my sculpting trade. The studio for which I work does not support the "protections" outlined in this bill.
I fear that these "protections" will criminalize technically-proficient law-abiding people. The video game store for which I used to work modified consoles to accept games region-locked to Japan - games imported through special Canadian distributors. Other people modify DVD players to allow them to play foreign movies. Some people back up their macrovision-protected VHS cassettes onto DVD now that functional VCRs are becoming harder to find. I have rented movies whose defective copy-protection prevented users from watching them on some DVD players, requiring a software workaround. My understanding is that Bill C-32 would make some or all of these practices illegal, and I object to this.
I hope you will show great critical thought in approaching Bill C-32.
Your loyal constituent,