The Canadian government is about to introduce new copyright legislation that will likely mirror the DMCA with strong anti-circumvention legislation – far beyond what is needed to comply with the WIPO Internet treaties – and address none of the issues that concern millions of Canadians. The Conservatives promise to eliminate the private copying levy will likely be abandoned. There will be no flexible fair dealing. No parody exception. No time shifting exception. No device shifting exception. No expanded backup provision. Nothing.
This video is about what you do about it.
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October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
and the freedom for …
and the freedom for a musician to make a living, not stealign music because you can via the internet.
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
“The people should …
“The people should not be afraid of the government, but the government should be afraid of the people”
V of Vendetta
Wait, is this illegal too, it’s copied from a movie right?!
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Under this revision …
Under this revision, for lack of a better term, of The Copyright Act, the cops could arbitrarily come into your home, sieze all of your devices and jail you if they think you have copyrighted material. EVEN IF YOU CREATED OR OWN IT. Under this stupid and ill advised farce you’d have to close down every school, library, media outlet and BAN THE INTERNET along with jailing EVERYONE IN CANADA because US industry is whining that we don’t have stiff copyright laws like them.
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Harper has got to. …
Harper has got to. I think NDP will do a better job. I hope we do go back to the polls because this government is killing us slowly. I am voting NDP!
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
I just thought of a …
I just thought of a really good question for the MPAA, Why haven’t the major hollywood movie/music labels ask for bail out money since the economy lapse? This really proves that they are liars!
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
FUCK HARPER!!!!!!11
HARPER!!!!!!11
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
search trough …
search trough creative commons page an you will found very nice stuff. that’s the way to protest.
its so obviously that a TAX is for Big companie´s pockets;, so if Canada switch to open source, stop listen radio station, stop seeing TV, (actually you can see much better TV on internet) all of you will be unstoppable because they cant to obligate to a Nation to pay a TAx for an non-existent supossition (that all consumer are pirates and because we use CDS and DVDS burners with internet)
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
i think Canadians …
i think Canadians are making this wrong.
send a letter its not the way,
if this Jim Perruchi claims for taxes to copyrights, the thing to do is that Canadians have to switch to open source. stop listen the 40 songs chart and begin to listen new artists wich offers free songs on myspace, on lastfm,on reverbnation,, they are more great than a britney spears a metallica, a shakira, etc,
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Piracy is an …
Piracy is an alternative to the copyright issue, If you’re going to be charged for it unfairly, steal it.
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
To oppose Harper …
To oppose Harper and his Fascism, vote for the Green Party, NDP or Liberals this coming election.
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Agreed. What about …
Agreed. What about libraries? Will we next be asked to pay to use a library?
This issue has more to do with the music and film industry and government in America than anything else. The Canadian government is being manipulated by US lobbyists and corporations to destroy our FREEDOM.
We need our government to start working how it was intended to, for them to listen to us and not us to them. The government has to hear us out and do what WE want, not what the US or the big corporations want!
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Canadian men and …
Canadian men and women should just stop buying all electrical devices that we would use for copying any material such as computers dvd recorders tape recorders, or any photo copy machines of any kind yes even mp3 players or ipods. hit the government in their pockets. purchasing any of these products we pay taxes on, and yet we will not be able to use them freely if bill c61 passes. will we be charged 500 dollars for singing, whistling, humming our favourite song?
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
This has nothing to …
This has nothing to do with piracy, and everything to do with freedom.
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
what song
what song
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
It’s an awkward …
It’s an awkward situation that we are in. Historically, there is nothing like it.
Telling people that their culture, which they participate in, create and share, does not belong to them.
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
60+ channels of …
60+ channels of American-tv SHOWING in CANADA? =CULTURE WISE are we all yankees ?
Where is the CANADIAN TV CONTENT ????
Not ONE CANADIAN-MOVIE-THEATER IN CANADA IS SHOWING ANY CANADIAN FILMS ?
TODAY =10,000 UNEMPLOYED-CANADIANS-ARE NOT WORKING in FILM & TELEVISION
…We Talented Canadians are all waiting for The AMERICANS To COME SHOOT IN CANADA and Hire CANADIANS to make AMERICAN MEDIA for CANADIANS OF ALL AGES! to Watch.
TIME TO THINK YOU HAVE BEEN AMERICAN PROGRAMED FOR A REASON!
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
This is just one …
This is just one more of many reasons why I hate Harper.
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Pirates will always …
Pirates will always get around
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
I say if a person …
I say if a person or group develops content and won’t release that content under terms that you find acceptable then pretend it was never developed and ignore the content.
Though, I do find copyright draconian, but I’m a thousand times as frustrated by our drug prohibition, our limits on original free speech (try questioning israel in public), our forcible state sponsorship of various industry cartels, our tax-at-gunpoint social programs, and other laws that I find authoritarian.
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
I will NEVER buy a …
I will NEVER buy a DVD or CD again if they do this.
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
I’m going to lead …
I’m going to lead this whole thing and be bringing in a HUGE 2008. I’m in to stand right up front and fight it out to the end. I know what it’s like to have been victimized by the injustice you stand up against.
=PEACE=
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
this is crazy move
this is crazy move
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
People of Canada. …
People of Canada. We need to stand together and fight for fair use of copyright. I have purchased more dvd’s knowing that dvd shrink and hd dvd fab decrypter will allow me to back up my dvd’s.I have a wonderful program by magic that allows you to back up cd’s that have copy protection. When I can no longer back up my cd/dvd collection I will not buy anymore.We need a protest to send a message to Ottawa!
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
What the copyright …
What the copyright act should be
1. Only individuals can own copyright.
2. When copyright holders die the copyright expires ten years later.
3. Individuals cannot breach copyright unless they are significantly profiting financially from it.
4. No more laws protecting business’ perceived right to gouge consumers.
5. No more “terms of use”. You sold it. I bought it. It was yours, now its mine, and I can do what I want with it.
6. Digital rights management illegal.
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
I went to the …
I went to the Online Rights Canada site and they have an easy link you can folow to send a letter to your MP. It is in the body of the article “Countdown to a New Copyright Bill”. It would be a shame if the bill gets through unchanged simply because the average Canadian is too busy to take an interest. Figures they would try to get it through at this time of year.