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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Re:Simple - Politics by bigbangnet · 2012-02-23 02:49 · Score: 0, Troll

I think its because artist are getting sick and tired of people copying their material without permission. Steven Harper's party don't give a crap about the culture (look how much cash he gives to the dept of culture, that is pathetic) so he really don't have high priority on this matter. But the artist have enough voice to tell him to do something since it's becoming slowly out of control.