Canada's own DMCA

[Rob Sutherland]

On Fri, 13 May 2005 19:33:54 -0400
James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Christopher Browne wrote:
> > On 5/13/05, daniel <danstemporaryaccount-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > 
> >>'cmon.  think about the demographic here.  everyone on this list knows the
> >>dangers of things like drm and the dmca, but the mentality on this list makes
> >>up no more than 2% of the voting public.  the ndp is doing what any smart
> >>party would do in this position: looking for the groups that'll hand them the
> >>most votes.  as far as anyone else is concerned, this whole "dmca thing" is
> >>just some weird computer thing that doesn't concern them.

> 
> One thing you're apparently forgetting, is that every time you purchase 
> a blank CD or audio cassette, you're paying a levee for the legal right 
> to copy music.  It's impossible to be a "pirate" in Canada, if you're 
> copying for your own personal use.

Good point. And let's also not forget that in spite of all the moral hair splitting
that goes on when this subject comes up, the real problem is that an industry lobby 
group is getting their own way in a decision that has profound consequences and *none* 
of our political leadership seems to be able to even address the issue, let alone discuss
it meanifully. 

Rob 

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