After reading michaels column is seems something strange is occuring in Canada.
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2431/125/With the Canadian version of the DMCA likely to be introduced within the next two weeks, there has a remarkable outpouring of interest from individual Canadians about what they can do to have their concerns heard. The unfortunate reality is that there is nothing can be done about what the bill will look like when it is introduced - Industry Minister Jim Prentice has simply decided discard consumer, education, research, and privacy interests, ignore his own party's policy platform, and the cave into U.S. pressure. Once the bill is introduced, however, Canadians can send a message to their MPs, the Ministers, and others, calling for a fair copyright bill that addresses Canadian concerns (those in Calgary can do so in person on December 8th as Prentice hosts an open house).
Many people have pointed to the my 30 Things You Can Do posting. I've decided to update the posting - and create a short YouTube video - to better reflect the current situation. I've also launched a Facebook group called Fair Copyright. The next 60 days are absolutely crucial. If Canadians speak out in large numbers, the government may rethink its current strategy of fast-tracking the Canadian DMCA.
It seems clear to me that Canadain government has gone weak at the knees and caved in to US pressure to cripple its own creative industries that threaten the US equivalents, just how this has occured despite general public disapproval seems rather strange to an outsider like myself, in any normal sphere of political liife such things dont occur unless large "donations" have changed hands.
Dont lose your rights to the Cartel of theives by apathy folks, demand your opinions be addressed and take action in making a stink about this anti competive law that will see it made illegal to copy you own cd or dvd for backup purposes as well as making it easy for big cartels to shut down sites critical of their consumer frauds, is this what you want ?
Take action today !!
