[Discuss] proposed Canadian DMCA is a serious crime!

[Corey Burger]

On Nov 29, 2007 12:46 AM, Adam Parkin <pzelnip at gmail.com> wrote:
> R. Langkamer wrote:
> >
> >     I just read about this and if this is true, and it passes, it will
> > be time to move to a country that has ethical copyright laws!
> >
> >
> >> http://www.boingboing.net/2007/11/27/canadas-coming-dmca.html
> >>
> >> sure hope this gets defeated.  Spread the word!
>
> Apologies for my ignorance, but does anybody have some links that
> actually outline what the proposed law says?  The link above is more
> than a little alarmist with very little detail about what the proposed
> law will mean, and even the link at the end of the article to Michael
> Geist's blog seems a bit short on details.

The primary issue is that the law has not been unveiled, probably
because the Conservatives are paranoid of losing this battle and by
denying their opponents concrete evidence until the law is actually
before the House, they hope to prevent groups like our own from
mounting an effect defence. So basically, get out there, talk to your
MP (Liberal ones are especially needed, as I widely expect the NDP and
Bloc to vote against it, unless the Conservatives put a poison pill in
it with some sort of culture/quebec thing that they cannot vote
against).

Corey