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sfllaw

Scary Canadian Copyright Reform

Jan 14, 2007 10:39

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jbdeboer January 14 2007, 19:56:08 UTC

There was an interesting piece in Saturday's Globe about this:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070113.PIRATES13/TPStory

I would, however, love to see the Canadian government stand up to American big business..

phrawzty January 14 2007, 20:04:30 UTC

As much as i don't like to admit it, i've got some reasonably strong nationalist tendancies when it comes to Canada / U.S.A. political dealings. Frankly stated, there's little i like more than our elected politicians telling the U.S.A. to cram it. Sadly, it rarely ever happens. :/

phrawzty January 14 2007, 20:08:56 UTC

And while we're on topic, kudos to Montréal for being the Cam Capital of Canada. The world of mass media needs to wake up and realise that evolution is an unstoppable process, and that the traditional ways of milking money out of the populace just aren't relevant anymore.

valacosa January 14 2007, 20:21:56 UTC

Thanks for the heads up, Simon. I'll bring this up at the next Imprint edboard meeting.

Publishing letters to MPs, signing petitions anonymous January 14 2007, 22:43:11 UTC

People should consider going to http://digital-copyright.ca as a clearinghouse of information on this issue. We have two petitions we have been collecting signatures for that are tabled in parliament. As familiar as we are with these issues, most MPs are totally unaware.

It is also helpful if people publish the letters they are sending to MPs, as well as any replies they get. This way constituents will know how seriously, or not, their MP is taking this issue. This information will then be quite useful in the upcoming federal election that is expected this spring.

Russell McOrmond

duncanmac January 15 2007, 17:17:21 UTC

Thanks for the info. I will follow up when I can ... in a day or two.