Scary Canadian Copyright Reform

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[hukuma]

I think you'll get more impact by writing to your MP, rather than Bev Oda, seeing as the latter is largely financed by large media conglomerates.

[cybergothdiva]

thanks for posting and doing this.

[smably]

Wait - are you saying that, because you think the law would be difficult to enforce, we have nothing to worry about? Please tell me that's not what you're saying.

[smably]

I'd like to think so too, but other countries have managed to pass similarly draconian legislation. According to Wikipedia, the following are illegal in Australia:
- Home recording of broadcast radio/television content for private use whether for time-shifting or watching more than once.
- Home copying of legitimate recordings for private use whether for media-shifting or backup.

Completely unenforceable, obviously. I'd like to think that wouldn't happen in Canada, but you never know. Be worried!

[mskala]

For what it's worth, the Canadian policymakers use "DRM" to mean "copyright regulation of digital media" and they use "TPMs" (Technological Protection Measures) to mean what everybody else calls "DRM".

[phrawzty]

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lovely.

[phrawzty]

It was clearly a temporary error on the part of the website.