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8:32 am Mon
Jan 17, 2011
Speak Out on Copyright: The Bill C-32 Edition
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I tried emailing, and all I got back was a form letter saying “Thank you for interest in copyright reform, blah blah, our bill is going to be the greatest thing in the world because it’s so good for artists and consumers alike blah blah”, completely ignoring the content of my letter saying exactly how it’s bad for artists and consumers. I gather no one reads those letters.
Plus, I ended up getting a bunch of spam from other politicians, which I should really report to the CRTC as breaches of my privacy, as I didn’t tell them they could give my address out to all their buddies to spam me.
One important thing that I feel people should address in their submissions is that regardless of what decision is made in regards to digital locks, the policies need to be re-evaluated every 2-3 years. The DMCA allows that, and that has led to some positive changes in the past year in regards to the fair use recognition of jailbreaking. If C-32 is intended to be a DMCA clone, then its limited versatility needs to be carried over as well.
Here’s the official full text of Bill C-32: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Docid=4580265&file=4
These are the provisions I’d suggest taking a look at: 18(2.2-2.4), 28(1), 29.21(1)(d), 29.22(1)(b-d), 29.23(b-f), 30.6(a)(i and iii), 31.1(4)(b), 41.1(1)(a-c), 41.22, 41.25, 41.26, and 49.