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Canadian Copyright Official Dumped Over MPAA Conflict

Posted by kdawson on from the duties-still-to-be-determined dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Canadian government's top copyright policy maker has been moved aside after revelations that she was in a personal relationship with Hollywood's top Canadian lobbyist. The development is raising questions about how the MPAA got an anti-camcording bill passed in only three weeks and what it means for the introduction of a Canadian DMCA."

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  1. Re:Will he dump her now? by MicktheMech · · Score: 4, Informative

    Well yeah, but the point is that she's now a sleazy, corrupt EX-politician, so the situation has changed for the lobbyist.

    Sleazy or not, she's wasn't a politician. She was a Director-General, part of the civil service; a bureaucrat. She's not even an appointee, order in council doesn't kick in until ADM.
  2. Re:Will he dump her now? by k8to · · Score: 4, Informative

    If a site is anti-copyright it must be wrong?

    Sorry it still isn't theft, no matter how many times you say it so. The term in both vernacular and legalese is incorrect.

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    -josh