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Thu, Jun 12th, 2008
It’s official, the Canadian DMCA has made the jump for the Order Paper to its First Reading in the House of Commons. Prentice finally made good on his promises to countless US trade groups, corporations and lobbyists and presented this bill with no public consultation with the Canadian public. Now it’s the public’s turn to voice their displeasure with “Made in America” laws being introduced in the Canadian Legislature.
We will post the Bill in its entirety on this site in the next couple of hours. In addition we will also be updating our Letter Wizard to reflect the contents of this controversial Bill.
UPDATE: The complete text of Bill C-61 can be found here.
Tags: copyright reform, dmca, jim prentice
One Response to “ Industry Minister Jim Prentice Introduces The Canadian DMCA ”
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January 1st, 2010 at 10:21 pm
While copyright law pertains to software, printed circuit boards, and hardware it does not extend to the use of the product. Purchasers may purchase the product and use it for any reason they so wish. Furthermore there is no proof that backing up game software, running homebrew games or other uses really infringe upon copyrights. Nor is there any evidence that game copying for personal use affects the sales of game hardware. In Fact it is just the opposite because those who prefer to run backup software purchase consoles that might not otherwise be purchased.