Why Canada Does Not Belong On the US Piracy Watchlist

Posted by timothy on Thursday February 23, 2012 @02:31AM from the they've-already-boarded-just-look-at-a-map dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Each year, the U.S. government places Canada on its piracy watch list, claiming that it is a pirate country similar to China or Russia. This year, Professor Michael Geist and Public Knowledge teamed up to respond to myths about Canadian copyright law with a submission to the USTR focusing on how Canadian law provides adequate and effective protection, how enforcement is stronger than often claimed, why Canada is not a piracy haven, and why Bill C-11 does not harm the interests of rights holders (critics of Bill C-11 digital lock rules will likely think this is self-evident)."

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lolwut? by Quiet_Desperation · 2012-02-23 02:59 · Score: 4, Funny

Pfffbbt! Canada! Of course you don't put imaginary lands on watch lists. Canada is an old fairy tell parents tell when they don't want their children to become improv comics or hockey fans.