Tech Companies Say Don't Blame Canada For Copyright Problems

Posted by timothy on Saturday February 20, 2010 @01:13AM from the except-for-those-rowdy-ottowans dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Computer & Communications Industry Association, which includes a who's-who of the tech world, including Microsoft, Google, T-Mobile, Fujitsu, AMD, eBay, Intuit, Oracle, and Yahoo, has issued a strong defense of current Canadian copyright law, arguing that the US is wrong to place Canada on the annual Special 301 list. The submission argues that the US should not criticize Canada for not implementing anti-circumvention rules (PDF) and warns against using the Special 301 process to 'remake the world in the image of the DMCA.'"

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Special 301 list ?? by phoxix · 2010-02-20 01:52 · Score: 4, Funny

I hope the Canadians put us on a "Special Douche Bag" list
Gotta love our ability to spit on our friends
1. Re:Special 301 list ?? by twidarkling · 2010-02-20 02:27 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Canada likes America. We just think you're mostly all insane. But after putting up with Quebec for so long, that's not a big deal.
  
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  Canada: The US's more awesome sibling.
Re:Proudly Canadian by Again · 2010-02-20 03:50 · Score: 5, Funny

Perhaps it's that Canadian copyright law was wisely crafted with the future in mind.
I see that you are not familiar with our politicians.