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Canada's Proposed DMCA-Style Law Draws Fire
litui writes "Michael Geist assesses the problems with new copyright legislation presented today. In short, it looks like unless it's heavily contested, Canadians are in for a worse piece of law than the DMCA." CBC News' story quotes one critic, Scott Brison, who warns that enforcing the anti-circumvention clauses of this legislation would turn Canada into a police state — which, considering the pervasive eavesdropping it would take to make sure that people aren't enjoying their rights to fair use (or "fair dealing") of hardware or media, seems like a fair prediction.
"They either register a vote of 'abstain' or do not show up to vote where major legislation is concerned."
Just to clarify - there is no such thing as 'abstention' in Parliament. It's 'yes' or 'no'. Or, like the mighty Dion proudly voicing his parties' values - don't show up.
At least the traitors^w Bloc have the testicles to show up and earn their overpaycheque.
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