CSIA

[Scott Elcomb]

On 12/7/05, Scott Elcomb <psema4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 12/7/05, Evan Leibovitch <evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Scott Elcomb wrote:
> >
> > >#2 - I posted an item recently under the subject line "CSIA -- an
> > >invitation from CIPPIC, EFF, and Bob Young (fwd)" but have heard
> > >nothing as yet.  If the board/executive is interested, I'm prepared to
> > >present my arguments at the next executive meeting.
> > >
> > >
> > This issue is interesting but it's not without its own controversy.
> >
> > When the election was called, someone on a local IRC (I forget whether
> > it was the CLUE or GTALUG channel) cheered the death of C-60. Yet to
> > read the CSIA communiqué, it seems as if the participants are urging the
> > passage of the existing bill by whoever forms the next government.
> > Apparently there's a fear that the delay in passage might encourage the
> > entertainment industry to get more more DMCA-like wording in the
> > Canadian law.
>
> There was some confusion around that particular post, and after having
> spent a year and a half trying to make sense of the information coming
> from Digital Copyright Canada, I think I understand Russell's
> clarification.
>
> This confusion is a good part of why I think it's important to get
> involved with the CSIA - to find a "common understanding" of what
> these ammendments mean to the average person.

Woops - the problem with overlapping things is that sometimes my
responses contain some overlap as well.

In the case of the "average person," there really is no one-stop spot.
 I think DCC is a good spot, but it's oriented towards folks who are
somewhat familiar with copyright law already.

I suspect the CSIA will be similar, but directed more towards software
firms and folks.

LUG's on the other hand...  Well, that's where I'd like to see things
getting tied together - for the benefit of the "average person."

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Scott Elcomb
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