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MPAA's Dodd Secretly Lobbied For a Canadian DMCA
An anonymous reader writes "The Canadian government is expected to pass copyright reform next week. The bill's anti-circumvention rules are a mirror image of the DMCA, leading many to conclude that the government simply caved to U.S. led lobbying pressure. Now Michael Geist provides the evidence — a secret series of unreported meetings between MPAA head Christopher Dodd and Canada's foreign minister, heritage minister, and a senior industry official, just weeks after the bill was introduced and days before SOPA landed in the U.S."
This guy is a douschebarg
More than one acronym in a story title is confusing.
The Daddy casts sleep on the Baby. The Baby resists!
"the government simply caved to U.S. led lobbying pressure"
It's not like the Conservatives where in any way reluctant to do exactly what large US corporations wanted.
There's no possible way a guy this scummy was even remotely honest during his time in the senate. Everything he ever did there should be investigated for possible corruption and racketeering. If he EVER had an ounce of integrity, I'm sure he sold it to the highest bidder at the earliest opportunity.
Nothing worthwhile ever happens before noon
I thought you were better than this. You have the best privacy laws in the world.
I hope they find a way to stop it. It's not too late is it?
Disclosure: I'm American and have been jealous of Canada's privacy laws for years. Now I just feel sad for them.
What?! Dodd, as head of an organization than wants a DMCA law in Canada, lobbied the Canadians for a DMCA law? You don't say
I've never heard of such a ridiculous thing... It's like he was doing his job or something. Who the hell does that?!
Is it really necessary to go through all this to prevent people from stealing songs worth $.99? Surely prevention of bank robbery or sketchy investing is more important. Nearly any crime you can think of is more important! There are so many things that are screwed up and people get worked up about this? Sigh.
Sorry, but gray text on gray background is making my eyes bleed.
When I see comments like the above, I always wonder if the commenter is ever tracked down and been served - to appear in court. And with Dodd's contacts - all those years on the Senate and now he's with one of the most aggressive organizations ever in as far as tracking people on the net, I just wonder.
So, soundguy, if you are ever hunted down and served, please post a story! I really want to hear about it!
I always find it interesting how moralizing and condescending the MPAA can be to citizens of so many countries, then they turn around and provide products, which in their minds we "must buy" that glamorize and criminals and gangsters.
I really believe there ought to be a law that bans movie studios from making movies about violating the law.
Actually, no I don't believe that. But I be willing to trade a promise from the studios that they can continue to make movies about criminals ONLY IF THEY STOP LOBBYING FOR LAWS THAT MAKE EVERYONE A CRIMINAL!!!
Ironically we still do (currently) have a copyright law...if you can call it that. One thing comes to mind, if it works, don't touch it.
They are as bought and paid for as politicians in the US. But in the end it's just more stupid laws that will be widely ignored by pretty much everyone. Like so many others.
You accidentally clicked "post as AC", roman_mir
Do you mean that it is exactly like the DMCA including the safe harbor provision, or that it is the DMCA, reversed? Neither seems likely.
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I'm sorry, you seem to be mistaking me for someone who gives a shit what you say.
Now sod off swampy.
Corruption and racketeering are the primary incentives that drive people to seek government jobs. The default assumption should be that all politicians are basically corrupt, and the only way to prevent them from harming you is to stay actively involved in politics (including taking decisive political action such as voting, lobbying, and donating real money to effective lobbies) at all times.
Investigations and such are only for politicians that don't play ball or otherwise cause detrimental harm to other politicians. Dodd has done nothing of the sort, so of course any actions along those lines are simply off the table.
Separated at birth, or what?
So it appears that Canadian members of Parliament are about to make themselves and all their relatives criminals. Interesting.
Undetectable Steganography? Yep, there's an app fo
Lest we never forget, this is the same Dodd that all but admitted to bribing the US Congress on behalf of the RIAA.
Funny how the story leaves out his party. If he was a republican, it'd be written in Iraqi blood on the title.
They told me if I voted for McCain, I'd see former senators running the MPAA and pressuring other nations into the interests of media companies... and they were right!
where in fuck do you come up with bullshit, does it take days to ferment in your digestive track, do you have to have it surgically removed, does it come out in little bits or all just come shout out like uncontrollable diarrhea. Oh wait i think i just answered my own question.
Let me guess your in the business of medicare fraud, no.
It's a little old fashioned, but those old-timers knew how to get the point across.
Dodd is not an acronym - it's Chris Dodd who used to be a democrat senator.
He was a LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC senator from Connecticut for 30 years. He is a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
He was also buddy-buddy with the big bankers, taking loads of their money, in the years leading up to the recent crash while he was Chair of the Senate Banking Committee.
He flat-out lied that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were in no danger in order to avoid them being more heavily regulated, all the while taking money from them. He pushed through legislation favorable to Countrywide Financial while accepting favorable loan terms from them as part of a "VIP" program. He even got Clinton to pardon a big-shot bank executive convicted of insider trading, and in return he got a sweat deal on some property through a friend of the felon.
And to top it off, this liberal Democrat who gets paid $1.5 million a year to lobby for the MAFIAA SWORE he would never take the revolving door to being a lobbyist.
All this, and you're talking about conservatives?