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Canada May Lose Copyright Fair-Use Rights

Posted by kdawson on from the rights-eh? dept.

DotNM writes with an article from the CBC reporting that the Canadian government is considering removing fair-use rights from Canada's copyright law. From the article: "Exacerbating the situation is intense pressure from the United States, where Canada is considered a rogue when it comes to copyright and intellectual property. It still hasn't ratified a 1997 World Intellectual Property Organization copyright treaty... Two of the most controversial issues are [DRM] and the closely related technological protection measures."

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  1. CBC == Liberal Propaganda by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Don't believe a word they say.

  2. Re:Fight.. by flight_master · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is why Harper is called a Moron by Canadians...
    We need the Liberals back, now

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    "Free software" is a matter of liberty, not price.
  3. Re:Fight.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I work in the federal government and trust me, as much as the Liberals are good for my personal employment well being, they have done a crap load of bad, wasteful stuff over the years.

    Any government that's in place for too long gets corrupt, one of the reasons I like the US law about no more then 2 terms for El Presidente.

    Glad they finally got the boot last election, even if it's for one term they can hopefully realize to stop pissin on us joe public. Sponsership, the BC RCMP / Jean Cretien thing, etc etc etc.