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Canada Says No To DMCA
P Starrson writes "
The Canadian government has reportedly said no to the DMCA. It
released its plans
for copyright reform today with a limited anti-circumvention provision
that would not cover the likes of DeCSS. It even avoided the U.S.
"notice and takedown system" that has caused a big headache for U.S.
ISPs. A good summary is available from Canadian law professor Michael Geist. "
1-0 for me being Canadian.
Emigrate. It`s not too late!
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Sorry, I had a little something in my throat.
OMG! Wau!
Hopefully that'll redeem Canada from all the recent bad press it got on Slashdot!
Canada says no to DMC, eh?
Is hip-hop not popular over there or something?
Mother, do you think they'll like this sig?
Canada reminds me of the videogame company that releases their product later so they don't make the mistakes of their competition and ends up with a superior result! Way to go! Now if you could only get that health care thing worked out.
"If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer
with the best governments always have the lousiest weather??
It's the free weed. We just wanna chill, mon, and be getting on with the groovin, and you can't be chillin and groovin if you can't download stuff for free.
I like to place meaningful quotes in my sig, so people will know that I know what meaningful quotes are.
Oh, you're the government?
Could you kinda like, um, stop sucking? I'll wave a flag or whatever, maybe even say something nice about the President, but please, stop sucking.
IGB: More fun than eating oatmeal!
You modded down my anti-Canadian comment? Terrorist.
-py
Because they are the government. Asking the government not to be nosey is like asking a dog not to pee on the rug. Even after so many times saying 'no', when your back is turned **look!** they've gone and done it again! Bad dog!
Repeat. Ad nausem.
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Please allow me to hate the creator of the 120-character limit: *HATES*. Thank you.
First "USA - North" say they won't participate in our beloved Star Wars, and now they refuse to embrace our holy copyright law?!
I hope they know what the price of defiance is, and I think I speak for the rest of Jebusland when I say, "Let's roll!"
I expect your people will greet us with Flowers and Candies, too.
Yeah, right.
This, coming from someone whose entire sig is an attempt to scam people. Nice.
I ran the NAFTA agreement through a GOP Decoder Ring(TM) and found it boiled down to: "Make sure the rich stay rich" So it's anyone's guess how they'll translate that.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
No kidding. Next time we get some American beef with mad cow in it, we're SO invading.
I like to place meaningful quotes in my sig, so people will know that I know what meaningful quotes are.
Sorry, I missed that. I forgot why they had been called out there. The guy investigating about the vehicle had been told by the psycho that "if he came back with cops, he'd kill them." The guy came back with cops. He killed them. He was an honest psycho.
I like to place meaningful quotes in my sig, so people will know that I know what meaningful quotes are.
That movie was *way* to far fetched. I mean, what are the odds that a US President would invade some foreign country they know next-to-nothing about on completely made up "evidence", just to increase the popularity of the President? Seriously people, get a grip on reality.
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Hey. I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader.
And I don't live in an igloo, or eat blubber, or own a dogsled.
And I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I'm certain they're really, really nice.
I have a Prime Minister, not a President.
I speak English and French, NOT American. and I pronounce it 'ABOUT', NOT 'A BOOT'.
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack. I believe in peace keeping, NOT policing. DIVERSITY, NOT assimilation, AND THAT THE BEAVER IS A TRULY PROUD AND NOBLE ANIMAL.
A TOQUE IS A HAT, A CHESTERFIELD IS A COUCH, AND IT IS PRONOUCED 'ZED' NOT 'ZEE', 'ZED'!!!
CANADA IS THE SECOND LARGEST LANDMASS! THE FIRST NATION OF HOCKEY! AND THE BEST PART OF NORTH AMERICA!
MY NAME IS JOE!! AND I AM CANADIAN!!!!!!!!
Thank you.
Want to improve your Karma? Instead of "Post Anonymously", try the "Post Humously" option.
Now I guess I need to start taking back all of those bad things I said about Canada.
LK
"Hi. This is my friend, Jack Shit, and you don't know him." - Lord Kano
All the evangelicals, racists, and conservatives go to the US. And all the sane people go to canada.
Done! We're already a step ahead of you, eh.
No, Toronto is the best reason to move to B.C.
The DMCA was not designed to put the government's nose into every aspect of your life. I was designed by content providers/creators...
First the DMCA takes away our rights, and now it's posting on slashdot! Will the tyranny ever end?!
"...AND IT IS PRONOUCED 'ZED' NOT 'ZEE', 'ZED'!!!"
You know my great-uncle?!?
How about his twin brother ZEB?
"Oh drat these computers, they're so naughty and so complex, I could pinch them." --Marvin the Martian
...but my english is awful and my french is even worse...
You could be our next Prime Minister.
Trolling is a art,
First, I'm glad to hear that we won't be adopting the DCMA any time soon in Canada. We don't have the money to enforce it anyway.
I hope they know what the price of defiance is, and I think I speak for the rest of Jebusland when I say, "Let's roll!"
Ya ya I know you're joking about attacking Canada, but I still dislike hearing about that stuff from Americans.
Every time we do what the rest of the world wants to (but doesn't) -- right wing America gripes and sends us idle threats about bloodshed and mayhem in the Great White North. You would have a hell of a time trying to annex Canada. We beat you in 1812 and with 75% of your military currently in Iraq, you would have a very tough time picking winning fights up here. Also, I think that if *any* country attacked Canada, the rest of the world would unite and fight on our behalf, as if it was WW2. Oh, and don't forget that we have ten times as many guns as you do per capita (and yet a lower murder rate???)...
Seriously... bring it!
The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
As a Canadian I find that very offensive! We're freedom hating socialists and don't you forget it!
Nah, it's more fun if they prosecute while stoned. "Your honor, I request a brief munchie break."
I like to place meaningful quotes in my sig, so people will know that I know what meaningful quotes are.
Well, maybe Mexico will follow Canada's lead, so we can say, "Two out of three ain't bad."
It's not offtopic, dumbass. It's orthogonal.
Nice to see that Canada once again has decided not be the US' bitch.
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity but they've always worked for me" - HST
"You do have an emergency situation bank account right?"
I always keep a few bucks in a jar near my bed for when I run out of chips and soda!
"If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer
we like Canada now or are they still evil up there?
this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom. -- Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
Je ne comprends pas, indeed.
Not since Marie-Antoinette played milkmaid has looking simple and honest been so fake and complicated.
then we can go back to a more open and non-racist immigration policy.
... strippers from all over the world, not just Romania.
Yeah
Obnoxious as sh*t?
I would even dare say that it's a necessity to question the competence of our leaders
I don't think there is any question about the competence of our leaders.
That's like questioning if ice is hot or Gigli was a good movie.
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