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Canadian Politicians Demand DMCA
An anonymous reader writes "Michael Geist is reporting that a Canadian parliamentary committee has demanded that the government establish a Canadian DMCA. The demand, which comes in a study on counterfeiting and piracy (PDF) released on Wednesday night, recommends ratification of the WIPO Internet treaties, increasing damage awards for copyright infringement, creating new offenses for selling modification devices, and encouraging prosecutors to seek jail time for piracy violations."
My MP is on that list ... considering writing him a letter that strongly suggests he stop sucking American cock if he wants my vote again next election.
The levy was added during liberal time. It's nice how people forget that. Oh the big bad PC crowd they caused the 12 YEARS OF STUPIDITY that the liberals caused.
Not that I care much for the PC either. I despite most politicians. Though I'd still rank PC above liberals, liberals above NDP, and the bloc can blow me.
Someday, I'll have a real sig.
on file in Ottawa, I think this is the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
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The DCMA won't help Canadians, only multi-nationals that suck the lifeblood of Canadian writers, artists, game designers, and musicians dry.
But, hey, what do I know, I've only flown across Canada for literary and game conventions on Canada Council grants
In Summary: Bad Idea. Very Bad.
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The Parliamentary Committee responsible for the recommendation is the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (INDU). http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteeList.aspx?Lan g=1&PARLSES=391&JNT=0&SELID=e18_&COM=10476 It is a multi-party committee comprised of Conservative, Liberal, and Bloc members. The Chair is a Conservative, and the two Vice-Chairs are Liberal and Bloc respectively.
So all parties are culpable, not just the Conservatives.
Good question, my first instinct was to blame Bev Oda and her unrivalled industry access. But she's not even on the committee!
What's also scary here is that, although chaired by a Conservative (from Alberta too), the committee is made up of members from all parties. Have a look at the list, there're Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois in there: I have trouble believing someone from the Bloc would go along with this. Do none of them bother to turn up to committee meetings, does everyone just fall asleep and let the chair do all the work, or is this just a horrible case of group think?!
Either way, our legislature needs some education. Time to get letter writing!
I'm going to transform myself into a mighty hawk. Either that or I'll just go and work at Dixons, haven't decided yet.
Absetnee Ballot.
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http://www.elections.ca/loi/com2001/Voting/vot10_
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." Mark Twain
No, it's a Representative Democratic Republic with a Monorachial Syndicalist Anarchism overlaying a Feudalistic Senate. That last part didn't change until more than a century later.
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Get your terms straight, eh?
Next thing you know you'll be telling me the Cabinet isn't actually appointed by the monarch's representative, the Governor General, God rest her soul
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