The Canadian Library Association (which calls the new consumer rights "smoke and mirrors"), CAUT ("the effective end of fair dealing"), Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences ("not good news for the education and research communities"), and the Canadian Federation of Students ("bill was tabled this summer without any […]
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CMEC Renews Call for Educational Exemption
Sam Trosow points to (and dismantles) the latest CMEC call for an Internet exception to cover "free stuff" on the Internet. The CMEC proposal continues to drive a wedge between education groups and discouragingly burns important political capital on an ill-advised reform that is unnecessary and potentially harmful.
Two More Opponents of Prentice’s Canadian DMCA
The list of opponents to Industry Minister Jim Prentice's Canadian DMCA continues to grow. I've already noted that the bill is likely to be opposed by thousands of Canadians, librarians, teachers, universities, musicians, artists, film makers, consumers, digital security companies, major retailers, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, and the Canadian […]
The Copyright MPs
Industry Minister Jim Prentice has understandably been the focal point of the Canadian DMCA given that it is his bill and his call as to whether the government will proceed with anti-education, anti-consumer, and anti-business copyright legislation. While every MP should be paying close attention to copyright – anecdotal evidence suggests that the majority of MPs from all parties have heard from constituents about the issue – there is a subset that should be particularly concerned.
The Copyright MPs are a group of 27 MPs (nine percent of all MPs) who share two key attributes – they won their riding by 10 percent or less in the last election and their riding is home to a university. The combination is important since it is these MPs – not the very safe Jim Prentice – who will face the consequences of the Prentice bill that will harm a generation well versed in digital technologies, social networks, and the Internet. In some ridings, less than 1,000 votes – roughly the size of some large first year courses – is needed to swing the entire riding. In all, there are 10 Conservatives, 11 Liberals, 4 NDP, and 2 Bloc. Who are the Copyright MPs?
The ten Conservative Copyright MPs who will be on the hotseat are:
| MP | Riding | University | Winning Percentage | Runner Up Party |
| Rahim Jaffer (C) | Edmonton-Strathcona | U of Alberta | 9.2 percent | NDP |
| Dean Del Mastro (C) | Peterborough | Trent | 3.6 percent | Liberal |
| James Lunney (C) | Nanaimo-Alberni | Malaspina | 9.1 percent | NDP |
| Rod Bruinooge (C) | Winnipeg South | U of Manitoba | 0.2 percent | Liberal |
| David Sweet (C) | Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough | McMaster | 4.6 percent | Liberal |
| Norman Doyle (C) | St. John's East | Memorial | 10.5 percent | Liberal |
| Peter MacKay (C) | Central Nova | St. FX | 7.8 percent | NDP |
| Colin Carrie (C) | Oshawa | UOIT | 5.2 percent | NDP |
| Betty Hinton (C) | Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo | Thompson Rivers | 8.5 percent | NDP |
| Joe Comuzzi (L) | Thunder Bay-Superior North | Lakehead | 1.0 percent | NDP |
The Copyright MPs
Industry Minister Jim Prentice has understandably been the focal point of the Canadian DMCA given that it is his bill and his call as to whether the government will proceed with anti-education, anti-consumer, and anti-business copyright legislation. While every MP should be paying close attention to copyright – anecdotal evidence suggests that the majority of MPs from all parties have heard from constituents about the issue – there is a subset that should be particularly concerned.
The Copyright MPs are a group of 27 MPs (nine percent of all MPs) who share two key attributes – they won their riding by 10 percent or less in the last election and their riding is home to a university. The combination is important since it is these MPs – not the very safe Jim Prentice – who will face the consequences of the Prentice bill that will harm a generation well versed in digital technologies, social networks, and the Internet. In some ridings, less than 1,000 votes – roughly the size of some large first year courses – is needed to swing the entire riding. In all, there are 10 Conservatives, 11 Liberals, 4 NDP, and 2 Bloc. Who are the Copyright MPs?
The ten Conservative Copyright MPs who will be on the hotseat are:
| MP | Riding | University | Winning Percentage | Runner Up Party |
| Rahim Jaffer (C) | Edmonton-Strathcona | U of Alberta | 9.2 percent | NDP |
| Dean Del Mastro (C) | Peterborough | Trent | 3.6 percent | Liberal |
| James Lunney (C) | Nanaimo-Alberni | Malaspina | 9.1 percent | NDP |
| Rod Bruinooge (C) | Winnipeg South | U of Manitoba | 0.2 percent | Liberal |
| David Sweet (C) | Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough | McMaster | 4.6 percent | Liberal |
| Norman Doyle (C) | St. John's East | Memorial | 10.5 percent | Liberal |
| Peter MacKay (C) | Central Nova | St. FX | 7.8 percent | NDP |
| Colin Carrie (C) | Oshawa | UOIT | 5.2 percent | NDP |
| Betty Hinton (C) | Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo | Thompson Rivers | 8.5 percent | NDP |
| Joe Comuzzi (L) | Thunder Bay-Superior North | Lakehead | 1.0 percent | NDP |
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