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Canada Introduces DMCA-Style Copyright Law
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."
"Obviously, locking us in isn't working. I propose an alternative business method: quality service. It works something like this:
1. Stop suing your customers. I postulate that the vast majority of people being sued for trading have purchased at least a few CDs. Suing them is just going to irritate them and cause them not to make any other purchasers. It also irritates people who are totally legit, like me.
2. Stop forcing DRM on customers. It adds to the cost of the product, is easily bypassed by whomever wants to, and makes paying customers feel like they're criminals that can't be trusted.
3. Sell cheaper, and make up the difference on volume. More people would buy an album for $7.99 than they would at $21.99.
"
I think you have confused cause and effect. Why don't you instead, as the parent suggests, get assholes to stop stealing music, and then your first two demands will be met since there is no point in spending money to solve a problem that doesn;t exist. As for the third demand, you have no right to demand that someone lower their prices under threat of stealing the product if the prices remain high.
Vote for Pedro
That means they'll repeal the blank media tax we pay on all storage media.
Right? Right?
I don't know the meaning of the word 'don't' - J
This headline wasn't accurate on the 9th, and it isn't any less misleading now.