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Canadian Politicians Demand DMCA

Posted by kdawson on from the couldn't-blame-canada-then dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Because we all know by ahodgson · · Score: 0, Troll

    Murderers barely get jail time in Canada. No Canadian judge will ever actually put someone in jail for this.