The Canadian DMCA Bill C-61 has tens of thousands of Canadians plotting to take down the Conservative government. Almost surprisingly, in my opinion, the more formal education you have, the more likely you are to oppose this bill. I don’t think that’s taking into account young people who haven’t yet graduated from high school, most of whom would surely oppose their lifestyles being criminalized. Disturbingly, if the poll is accurate, the educated have a lot of teaching to do, in order to turn public opinion squarely against this outrageous sell out to American special interests.
You also SHOULD NOT MISS the [almost] 10 Minute Interview with Jesse at Search Engine cornering Prentice on every day, real life scenarios. Prentice says nothing true, or ethical aside from pointing out that the government is not going to find copyright violators, it’s going to be all private damages sought in court by copyright holders. Supposedly record companies can’t sue for the copyright holding artists, that was the probably bogus suggestion given by Prentice since it’s my understanding that the record labels own the copyrights for the artists they represent.
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Hat tip to Geist’s Facebook group, which you should join if you have Facebook.
There will be more in my series on Bill C-61, you can count on that.
CC’s blog has some apt words for the Minister too.
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Zhu | 19-Jun-08 at 8:04 pm | Permalink
I’ll go march in front of the Parliament for you if you want ;-)
Saskboy | 19-Jun-08 at 8:06 pm | Permalink
Sure, rub it in that you’re in Ottawa ;-)
Don’t worry, there will be protests this Summer or fall regarding this bill.
ScruffyDan | 19-Jun-08 at 9:28 pm | Permalink
That interview with Prentice, was ridiculous. Just enough time for him to say his spin (perhaps not technically false, but certainly misleading) and no time for a follow up by Jesse.
What I would love to see is Prentice answer some tough questions (with follow up) by Michael Geist. A long interview (30+ mins) where Canadians can get a spin free version of what this bill do and what it wont.
As a Canadian I don’t think this is to much to ask, but I also know that there is almost no chance in hell that Prentice will do this.
CC | 20-Jun-08 at 3:06 am | Permalink
As I pointed out on my blog, while Prentice promised to give Brown 10 minutes, he cut the interview off after less than eight.
Prentice really is a spineless, little douchebag. You can almost smell the fear.
P.S. You know what would be really neat here? A preview button.
penlan | 20-Jun-08 at 5:43 am | Permalink
Like the new look of your blog Saskboy - professional & easier to read!
Saskboy | 20-Jun-08 at 11:07 am | Permalink
It’s quite clear now that Prentice is not going to answer any real life scenario questions, he’s only going to stammer, and talk about “balance” in the hopes that the interviewer doesn’t ask again when he’s done rambling and dodging. Expect him to run away Helena Geurgis-style, like when she escaped the media in a Canadian Tire over the Brenda Martin debacle.
This is a pattern for the Conservatives. They cut and run. They are cut and runners. They flee ribbon cuttings. They escape down back stairways from secret media events. They hang up on CBC short of scheduled time (I’d thought it was close to 10 minutes exactly, but CC is right, he didn’t even give 10 minutes as promised.).
As people were saying on Geist’s facebook group, we need only play Prentice’s words in court, and that ought to get us off the hook for nearly anything. If the Minister who wrote the law can’t even be clear about what it means, how is a judge supposed to know? How is this to make it clear for the market that has supposedly demanded clarity?
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I’ll look into the preview button, CC. There are several things this theme is missing. It was supposed to only be temporary, but Penlan and others have said they like it better, so I’ll see if I can tweak this and have it grow on me.