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Copyright in Canada
- RyanMcGreal 17y agoCanada has an opportunity not to recreate the legislative disaster that is the DMCA. Unfortunately, the current Conservative government isn't exactly predisposed to doing the right thing for the right reasons. (Last year, they tried to ram through a US-style copyright reform - Bill C-61 - that died on the order paper when the minority government dissolved and an election was called.) The fact that they're currently conducting national consultations into copyright reform is encouraging, and I would strongly urge Canadians to participate in calling for sensible reforms that balance owners' rights against the rights of consumers to study, understand and modify their possessions; and against the public good, including innovation and economic growth, that flows from the free exchange of ideas and information
- amackera 17y agoThough it is encouraging, the consultations were almost all invite-only, and not transparent to the public. There have certainly been a few public consultations, though they have generally been not well advertised.
- jbrun 17y agoIf you are in Canada (or canadian), please sign the Crown Copyright petition found here: http://visiblegovernment.ca/campaigns/crowncopyright/ http://visiblegovernment.ca/campaigns/crowncopyright/
- gjm11 17y agoTim Bray mentions there that he jokingly calls himself Canada's second most famous computer programmer. For anyone else who's wondering, the most famous would appear to be James Gosling.