Comments on: Canadian copyright legislation

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 05:02:50 +0000

Even if narrowly tailored to protect media industry “product”, DRM protection laws do not stop circumvention technologies from being trafficed or produced.

What they do accomplish quite well is robbing a creator.. and “artist” if you will.. of his right to be compensated for his software creation, which was in all but the most extreme cases designed only to allow fair use.

Because of laws like this people who develop fair use DRM circumvention tools must give them away, for fear of being hunted down through financial paperwork.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 03:34:05 +0000

Copy of PDFs are now available at:

http://www.cippic.ca/en/news/

http://www.cippic.ca/en/news/documents/Letter_to_Ministers_Emerson_and_Frulla_from_Security_Business_Community.pdf
http://www.cippic.ca/en/news/documents/Press_Release_-_Security_Businesses.pdf
http://www.cippic.ca/en/news/documents/Backgrounders_of_Participants.pdf

Russell McOrmond — http://www.flora.ca/

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 01:14:31 +0000

Please make this stop now…this can not be allowed to continue with copyright holders writing the legislation to protect their industry, its like leaving the fox in charge of the henhouse.

These tech, security, consumer groups/coalitions must be consulted or make their voices heard to the government before it is too late.

Every politician who is involved with this should have to read the EFFs white papers on the DMCA, DRM, copyright etc etc

Mobilization??