The Canadian Independent Record Production Association has criticized the government for the copyright delay, seemingly ignoring the significant growth in Canadian market share for its members and the Industry Canada P2P study.
CIRPA Criticizes Copyright Delay
December 20, 2007
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Duncan McKie: “…as anti-reform groups try to frame the discussion as the multinational interests versus Canadian
consumers”.
I’m not sure which groups Duncan is referring to, but most people who are serious about this debate are actually pro-reform. We just fundamentally disagree on the type of reform required.