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Canada Introduces DMCA-Style Copyright Law

Posted by timothy on from the let's-see-less-flattery-please dept.

P Starrson writes "The Canadian government this afternoon kept one promise many could live without. It introduced new copyright legislation that will bring DMCA-style legislation to Canada (backgrounder and FAQ here but bill still not online). Professor Michael Geist has apparently seen a copy and points out on his blog that while the bill does not go as far as the United States, the proposal is full of new rights for the music industry with precious little for users."

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  1. Yes!!! by daviq · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I love it when they strip rights!!!

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  2. w00t! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    404 File Not Found

    The requested URL (yro/05/06/20/2148226.shtml?tid=141&tid=17) was not found.

    If you feel like it, mail the url, and where ya came from to pater@slashdot.org.

  3. In Soviet Canada by charlie+in+the+trees · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    DMCA Violates You!

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  4. Re:It's the users, stupid! And Kerry by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I heard a lot more rhetoric for Kerry than actual votes for Kerry in the past presidential election.

    An interesting comparison, since is it the Democrats who typically support the Hollywood wishlist due to Hollywood's libreral largess.

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