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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. No Surprise by IAmTheDave · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No surprise that the Canadian music industry isn't happy with the wording. They pushed for this legislation and got it, so now they will push for harsher legislation. It's like a small child that pushes and pushes a parent to see how far they can get and how much they can get away with.

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  2. Canadians and their laws and taxes... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    First they implement a tax that specifically redresses copyright violations... then they outlaw what the tax was supposed to pay for.

    You think that media tax will go away despite becoming superfluous?