Just not in the direction the corps want.

I don’t want copyright reform, I’m someone who makes things and puts little circles with ‘c’s in them- I am a policy expert, because I live in a democracy… And whether James Moore likes it or not, I should be able to voice my opinion, which is as valid as his.

I’m not using fear or lies, I’m stating the truth…

In all seriousness, is there a process to request the dismissal of an MP? I’ve never heard anything so silencing or unbalanced from a Canadian politician.

So come on kids, join Balanced Copyright for Canada today! They’re hep to the jive — they were even live-tweeting James Moore’s speech yesterday! I say they, of course, because nobody has any idea who they are. A very sensible measure to take, frankly, to protect sensible people from radical babyish extremists.

http://lobbyingcanada.blogspot.com/2010/06/more-on-balanced-copyright-for-canada.html

explains this ministers behaviour.

I assure you he’ll resign shortly thereafter, once people figure out he’s a lying, manipulative sack of…

It amazes me every day how many people like this become politicians- call people who disagree with them “extremeists”, or “terrorists”, or anything else along those lines.

And the only thing that amazes me more than this is how many people believe these scumbags. They just take their crooked word for it, on everything.

Debate never hurt anyone- if we are loons, as he seems to claim- put one of us voluntarily on the stand! Why won’t he do that?

Maybe because….GASP! He’s LYING and we’re reasonable people with reasonable concerns?

Gosh- a politician LYING! That’s NEVER happened before..?

Using the democratic process to generate grassroots support to object to a piece of legislation that restricts my ability to do what I want with something I purchase?

Lock me up folks, I’m clearly a krypto-anarchist hellbent on taking down the government.

http://scottf.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/james-moore-is-wrong/

“A Voice that is Out There.”

I’m not a Canadian, I’m an American. But I disagree with this statement. I’m very much in favor of copyright reform. For example, the Wizard of Oz, staring Judy Garland, had it’s premier in August of 1939, not quite 71 years ago. Unless you’re in your middle 70′s or older, there is no way you could remember seeing this movie when it first came out. Nearly everyone who saw it that year is dead and gone. Everyone who worked on it is dead and gone. The book itself is out of copyright. So when is a popular, lucrative film, like The Wizard of Oz, going to be in the public domain as well? Haven’t 71 years been long enough for MGM to have earned a living off of this film?

Reducing copyright durations is reform. Extending copyright durations to unreasonable lengths and making it illegal, no matter what the reason, to bypass copy protection, is tyranny.

While us radical liberal socialists want the government to stay out of the way, and have businesses in the creative field to actually compete.

wait….what?

Canda always has been, always will be, a trading nation.… our prosperity has always been dependent on investment into Canada; being in compliance with international standards,… We need to protect those investments—protect those jobs—…

from 1:30 onwards

It sounds like he’s been threatened with a loss of trade from someone with power. And I assume he’s not felt it’s worth the risk to cross them and find out if the threat is real—even though it’s against the interests of the people he represents.

Politics is all fine until people get involved!

For a high ranking official of the government to actually come out and say that Canadians who voice their opinions and believe in balanced copyright must be confronted every step of the way and defeated is beyond belief.

James Moore’s arrogance seems to know no bounds. Why is he so hot under the collar? Why is he so intent on dismissing Canadian voices on this matter and pushing forward an obviously unpopular copyright agenda? I would like to see an enquiry done into James Moore’s affiliations, meetings and past history with groups on both sides of this debate. I want to know who is more influential than the many Canadians who are asking for balanced copyright?

After hearing this embarrassing tirade I don’t believe James Moore is capable of acting in a rational and balanced way to fulfill his duties. He has chosen to create a climate of fear and hostility. He is trying to pit Canadian against Canadian in this debate. James Moore and the Conservative Party should be deeply ashamed of this attack. I for one would like James Moore’s immediate resignation as Minister of Heritage.

http://www.ccer.ca/send-a-letter-to-ottawa-to-stop-the-canadian-dmca/

These voices that are out there, these people that are out there who pretend to be experts that the media cite all the time. They don’t believe in any copyright reform whatsoever.

Which is precisely why the first thing Michael Geist did was praise the positive changes C-32 introduced over the old C-61.

Of course, as a musician and s/w dev I have no idea, according to MP James Moore, what I’m talking about. I’m “anti” copyright, of course. I couldn’t possible have a *stake* in this. I’m just trying to be anti-establishment.

I hope he’s enjoying his final term in office.

Letters sent to his boss, my local MP and MP Tony Clement…