[d@DCC] About that detective novel..

From: Charles MacDonald <cmacd _-at-_ achilles.net>
To: discuss (at) digital-copyright.ca
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 19:07:47 -0500

> From: Russell McOrmond <russell@flora.ca>
> Subject: [d@DCC] Movie Industry Wins DVD Copying Suit
> 
> Movie Industry Wins DVD Copying Suit
> http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040221/tc_nm/media_321_dc_7
> 
> 
> The only place I had heard of 321 Studios was at CPB of Heritage.  The
> worry I have is that this sets a precedent of yet another software-only
> example where this software was mistaken as being a "device" that could
> circumvent copyright.  Software is just knowledge and can not be
> considered a "device" to commit a crime any more than a good detective
> novel should be considered a "device" to commit a crime.


Hi there, that is twice in the past week where you have said something 
and I have wanted you to look at the criminal code for Section 163(1) (b)

 
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/c-46/41422.html


163. (1) Every one commits an offence who
(b) makes, prints, publishes, distributes, sells or has in his 
possession for the purpose of publication, distribution or circulation a 
crime comic.


Definition of "crime comic"

(7) In this section, "crime comic" means a magazine, periodical or book 
that exclusively or substantially comprises matter depicting pictorially

(a) the commission of crimes, real or fictitious; or

(b) events connected with the commission of crimes, real or fictitious, 
whether occurring before or after the commission of the crime.

so if you push the point - your detective novel is already theoreticaly 
agin the law in Cana-der

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