The Canadian DMCA: Bill C-61 - Why you Should be Afraid
Monday, August 18th, 2008Surprisingly not many people really understand the work of the Canadian Industry Minister, Jim Prentice, and his recent attempt to violate Canadian citizens in the worst possible way–by taking our rights as consumers.
I have recently drafted an open letter I will be forwarding to Bill Estabrooks, the MP for my provincial riding. I will be posting this letter on my website likely towards the weekend when I have sufficient time to review and mail a copy to my MP.
In the mean time, if you have not brought yourself up to date on the issues presented in Bill C-61, Michael Geist has created an excellent resource for us non political types which breaks down the important details here: http://www.faircopyrightforcanada.ca/
As the next parliamentary hearing will occur on or around September 15th, you can be sure I will bring more details, and probably start a permanent page for any related correspondance.
UPDATE 2008-09-06: I have created a page with the letter I have sent to several members of both my MLA and MP. Please find this in the menu, along the left hand side of this page, entitled “Bill C-61: Open Letter”
