Canada Considering A Three Strikes And You're Off The Internet Policy?

Techdirt is reporting that Canada may be considering a "three strikes" policy which could see users internet access privileges revoked for file sharing violations. "Given how secretive the industry and the government have been about new copyright laws, perhaps this isn't too surprising. We do know that the industry was pushing for greater ISP liability as part of copyright law changes a few months back, so it wouldn't be surprising if ISPs were negotiating a "three strikes" type rule to avoid the liability issues. Of course, they probably want to keep it secret, as publicity (and resulting anger) about these types of laws in Europe has at least some politicians moving away from them. However, as the entertainment industry does keep succeeding in getting these types of laws to move forward, how long will it be before similar laws are proposed in the US, with "everyone else is doing it" as part of the reasoning?"

Comments

Wonderful idea...

[Smidge207]

That's it: I'M QUITTING THE INTERNET.

*sniff* *sniff*

=Smidge=

Re:Sounds good

[mckorr]

There have been dumber laws. California instituted an assault weapon ban back in the 90's. If you didn't turn in your "assault" weapon, you could be arrested.

The kicker was that if you were a convicted felon you could not be prosecuted under the law, because turning in a weapon would constitute a violation of your 5th Amendment rights against self-incrimination (convicted felons can not legally own firearms). So only law abiding citizens, who would not use the weapons illegally in the first place, were punished.

Re:The Empire strikes back in the great white Hoth

[DesScorp]

What the USA has, the right wingers of Canada desire.
And since the Conservative party is in power in Canada, what the USA does, Canada does a year later. Some of Canada's most egregious and proto-fascist laws and institutions were enacted by the liberals, under the aegis of "fairness". Their "Human Rights Commission", with its 100 percent conviction rate, is basically a Kangaroo court Mussolini would have admired. Don't be shocked if this proposed policy was in the works long before Harper was elected.

I know this comes as a shock to you, but "Democracy" does not always result in justice... neither does liberalism, for that matter.