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Canadian Minister Promises to Fix Copyright Law

Posted by michael on from the doh dept.

Mashiki writes "In Canada, we can download Mp3's and their assorted goodness without too much of a hassle, recently the CRIA and their friends lost the court case. Well, it would appear that the new Federal Heritage Minister Helene Scherre, has spoken and those words were: 'As minister of Canadian Heritage, I will, as quickly as possible, make changes to our copyright law.'"

3 of 569 comments (clear)

  1. Re:If you're in Canada (like me) reminder her... by Sven+The+Space+Monke · · Score: 4, Informative

    Or, if you want to let her know what you think personally, you can e-mail her here.

    --
    A man who can't pronouce "nuclear arsenal" shouldn't have one -sig ends here.
  2. Calling Concerned Canucks by nfotxn · · Score: 4, Informative
    Helene Chalifour herself can be contacted at:
    407 Confederation Building
    Ottawa ON K1A 0A6
    Phone: (613) 995-4995
    Fax: (613) 996-8292
    Email: scherh@parl.gc.ca
    The Canadian Heritage National Headquarters can be contacted at:
    Canadian Heritage
    25 Eddy Street
    Gatineau, Quebec
    K1A 0M5
    Tel.: (819) 997-0055
    Toll-free: 1-866-811-0055
    TTY/TDD: (819) 997-3123
    Write them a letter and tell them that the country's copyright laws should be altered in favour of the rights of Canadian Citizens and not recording industry associations.
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    _nfotxn

  3. E-mail is just as good by Yogurt · · Score: 4, Informative

    I work in a Canadian government office, and an e-mail is treated exactly like a paper letter. In fact, the Heritage Minister's web site says that explicitly.

    http://www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/min/contacts/index_e. cf m

    Sending an e-mail ensures that the minister will get feedback quickly after her comments, letting her know that there's a fire to put out.

    Frankly, I don't see any new law happening before the next election, so the easiest solution is to vote the Liberals out. But be sure to let them know your intent anyway. I sent my e-mail off last night.

    Yogurt in British Columbia