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Canada To Introduce Copyright Law Next Week

Posted by Zonk on from the turnaround dept.

P Starrson writes "A leading Canadian television network is reporting that the Canadian government will introduce copyright legislation next week that will bring DMCA-like provisions north of the border. Amazingly, the Canadian recording industry, which previously praised the reforms, now says they aren't good enough. Canadian law prof Michael Geist cuts through the spin in the pair of blog postings titled Fact and Fiction and CRIA's New Take on Copyright Reform."

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  1. Ooh, that sucks. by LegendOfLink · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sorry Canadian brothers, but that's one less thing you can use when trying to make the poor argument to us Americans that we suck.

    Don't feel bad, we have DMCA, the Bush Administration, and The Bachelor, three things so bad that most of the time we feel the need to heavily drink.

    Better luck next time.

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    1. Re:Ooh, that sucks. by VShael · · Score: 3, Funny

      "feel the need to heavily drink"

      You've also got American beer. So that's FOUR reasons your country sucks. :)

  2. From the "turnaround" department? by higuy48 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Is that turnaround as in about face or turnaround as "get ready to take it up the body cavity?"

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  3. and...? by brickballs · · Score: 3, Funny

    Canada To Introduce Copyright Law Next Week
    don't they already have one?
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  4. Greetings Canada! by crimoid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey, welcome to the club.

  5. Re:Canadian Recording Industry, eh? by FidelCatsro · · Score: 2, Funny

    *Shudder* Bryan Adams *Shudder*

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  6. Re:Your getting what you deserve. by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Yes, It's sarchasm."

    Main Entry: sar-chasm
    Function: noun
    Etymology: Canadian, mainly the Second City cuicuit
    Definition: A state of being where someone has used so much sarcasm for such an extended period of time, they can now only talk in a sarcastic mode. Ex: "I've fallen into a sarchasm, and I can't get up!"
    Plural: sarchasii
    Related words: sar-cough-agus