As the negative letters pile up at the Toronto Star (here, here, here) and the Western Standard's blog criticizes the bill, the Prince George Citizen takes aim at the Canadian DMCA.
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How the U.S. Got Its Canadian Copyright Bill
Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 16, 2008 as How the U.S. Got Its Canadian Copyright Bill Last week's introduction of new copyright legislation ignited a firestorm with thousands of Canadians expressing genuine shock at provisions that some MPs argued would create a "police state." As opposition to the […]
Creative Protests Against the Canadian DMCA
What started with Gordon Duggan's exceptional 51st State comic released just before the introduction of Bill C-61 has expanded to other media. Graphic artist Gaetan Diotte has created a series of graphics that can be used for posters or t-shirts. Meanwhile, film maker Brett Gaylor's Copyright Criminals project is picking […]
Made-in-America Copyright Law
So says the editorial page at the Victoria Times-Colonist. Update: The Nanaimo Daily News adds that the bill is "not enforceable, impractical, and inappropriate."
The Press is Not Impressed With Copyright Bill
Sudbury Star and St. Catharines Standard warn that legislation will "make Canada a nation of criminals." The Brantford Examiner notes that "groups are moving swiftly (and in most cases, behind closed doors) to bring laws very similar to the DMCA's to Canada." Positive Toronto Star editorial is greeted with an […]