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MPAA's Dodd Secretly Lobbied For a Canadian DMCA

Posted by Soulskill on from the empire-must-feed dept.

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."

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  1. Re:FROSTY P!ZZ by neokushan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sadly, slashdot doesn't have a +1 stating the obvious.

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    +1 IDisagreeSoHeMustBeATrollOrAnAstroturferOrAShill
  2. What?! by rgbrenner · · Score: 5, Funny

    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?!

  3. Re:Criminal by NIN1385 · · Score: 3, Funny

    There's no possibility any senator was even remotely honest during their time in the senate. FTFY

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    If carrots got you drunk, rabbits would be fucked up. - Comedian Mitch Hedberg R.I.P. 03/30/68-2/24/05
  4. Re:Criminal by dnahelicase · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's no possibility any senator was even remotely honest during their time in the senate. FTFY

    No, it's completely possible. The idea that there could be honest, intelligent senators has been around for years. I mean, think about it, with all the senators that get elected over time - they have to exist!

    Just because we haven't observed them yet doesn't mean they don't exist