Copyright-itis

Submitted by rernst on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 7:23pm

It looks like tomorrow is 'DMCA Day' in Canada.

All of this nonsense is making me physically ill. Let's go over the symptoms:

High levels of irony brought on by doublespeak[1]:

Reports have also indicated that the two ministers will unveil the Copyright Act under the slogan "Made In Canada Copyright Reform" during a scheduled press conference.
Nausea and Indigestion probably from the likes of: Making it illegal to unlock cellphones or copy music from protected CDs to iPods
Cold Shoulder caused by lack of consultation to Canadian interests:

"While it is clear that thousands of Canadians are waiting for the details of the bill, they don't need to wait until tomorrow to know that when Industry Minister Jim Prentice stands before a podium proclaiming this to be a â€˜made in Canada' solution, the reality is that he did not take the time to ask many Canadians for their views," [Geist] said.

See also: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/3022/125/.

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