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Canadian Minister Promises to Fix Copyright Law
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.'"
Well....
/end rant
I for one welcome our American Overlords.
But they can keep the DMCA.
BTW: You have some facts blatently incorrect. Many countries have used poison gas, some against its citizens.
Now, while the US may be interested in growing and keeping markets open to trade, don't think other countries don't also feel this way.
Why do you think the Russians, Germans, and French were the big complainers about Iraq?
Hmmmm? You ever see the numbers on weapons to Iraq? I just named the top 3 contributors, and America was not even in the top 5. Hell, even CANADA sold weapons to Saddam.
Oh, and Iraqi pre-war exports? Hmmm I think I also named the top 3. So, did they Europeans really want to stop Saddam, but use different means, or did they just want to keep the status quo of them getting rich off the backs of the persecuted Iraqi's? Hmmm?
Ask yourself some hard questions you neo-stalanist. You are of the same breed of idiots that would defend suicide bombers, all the while they are using your misplaced sympathy to impose Islamo-fascist regimes around the world, and terrorize... you guessed it... secular-social democratic people around the world.
STFU with your damned jealousy of the worlds biggest and best superpower. It smacks so badly of "my country is small and pitful, so I'll complain about the US". Every nation on this planet has done terrible things. Hell, even Canada uses ID CARDS like in South Africa to say who is and isn't an "aboriginal". They are creating genocide there by means of disinterest.
Oh my gawd, they killed kenny's mod points!!!!
Ignorance of the law should never be accepted as an excuse to break it.
I can accept your view that you disagree that it is "unethical" to download, but I did qualify that remark as being just my own opinion. I don't download copyrighted stuff even though I could _because_ I think it's unethical.
File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'
Why exactly is this rated +4 Funny?
Because Americans are always laughing at you Canadians.
"Hi. This is my friend, Jack Shit, and you don't know him." - Lord Kano
Aw man, the NDP aren't much better.
If they aren't siphoning funds from crown corporations to suit their needs, they're outright scamming the people out of their hard earned money (or what's left of it after our ludicrous tax rates).
When it comes time to vote this year, I'm really not sure who to vote for yet, but it won't be for one of the Big Three. I think it's time to give someone else a chance.