Reports indicate that copyright is repeatedly coming up during local election debates. This video clip shows responses to the copyright question in Ottawa Centre.
Copyright in Local Debates
September 29, 2008
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Here’s hoping that it cropped up in Ottawa-Orleans. I missed tonight’s session because I got the date mixed up with tomorrow night, sad to say. 🙁
This was very interesting.. cheers to the person who brought up copyright at the debate and props to the one who shared it.