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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.
But... but! That's what WINE is for!
If you believe everything you read, you'd better not read. - Japanese proverb
Can you send us a little of that "overthrow government" stuff you guys have up there?
pretty please? we promise to buy lots of maple syrup
honest we will