Anger. That’s the only thing I can feel when I see that Canadian elected officials are looking to introduce more ridiculous, ill-thought, completely-against-legitimate-use copyright legislation. And of course, because I’m so incensed with most of the news outlets that I don’t hear about this stuff except through trusted sources, I had to go digging in places I don’t normally look to find out about:
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/07/canadian-dmca-introd.html
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/07/canadians-tomorrow-i.html
http://www.cbc.ca/searchengine/blog/2007/11/last_chance_to_ask_the_industr_1.html
Quoting Cory:
Tell your friends. Tell your family. If you care about the net, this could be the most important thing you do this year. Take action and save the country.
Quoting Michael:
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.
Do everything you can. This isn’t just about trading CDs and movies anymore, folks. It’s about controlling your own words, your own music, your own actions. Write your MP today. And if you’re not a Canadian, yeah yeah, I know you told us this day was coming, but we avoided it for at least 10 years. Now’s our chance to learn from the mistakes of the US DMCA and enact some intelligent legislation.