Canadian DMCA Coming This Spring

An anonymous reader writes "The Canadian government is reportedly ready to introduce copyright reform legislation this spring, provided that no election is called. The new bill would move Canada far closer to the U.S. on copyright, with DMCA-style anti-circumvention legislation that prohibits circumvention of DRM systems and bans software and mod chips that can be used to circumvent such systems."

Comments

Not "coming"

[Anonymous Coward]

It's not "coming" as the summary suggests, it's only a bill being put forward.

Kneejerk reaction (IMO)

[zappepcs]

This is just a kneejerk reaction to the rumor about Internet radio stations moving to Canada since the CRB decided to price them out of business.

If I were Canadian, I wouldn't worry so much about DMCA as I would the US pushing hard enough that the Canadian government rolls over on measures that protect their own music and film industries. Hollywood has been losing business to Canadian industry for years now.

The DMCA would just be one measure to strong arm the entire continent into a position of propping up the **AA at any cost to the consumer.