Re: [d@DCC] US Congress readies new bill to expand DMCA, not shrink it

From: Russell McOrmond <russell _-at-_ flora.ca>
To: "General Copyright Discussions \(questions, organizing, etc\)" <discuss (at) list.digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 08:54:53 -0400
References: <v03130301c07c84665c17@[192.168.1.13]>

Hendrik wrote:
> This quoted item may be of interest to some on thi slist...


   Yes,

   I think that our focus should be on trying to ensure that Canada 
becomes a demonstration of "another way of thinking".   We have been 
given a great opportunity with the CMCC to try to communicate with other 
creator groups to try to get them to see things in similar ways.  When 
it is clear that the DMCA/DMCA+ type rules only benefit the legacy 
intermediary associations at the expense of both creators and the 
general public, then it will hopefully become a no-brainer for Canada to 
reject that backward-facing thinking.

   We need to be vocal -- we need to take the energy that was seen in 
Parkdale High-park during the last election and expand it Canada-wide. 
  We need to ensure that every MP has received many letters from 
constituents!



   We have to remember that in the USA that more people were members of 
the old Napster than voted for the US president.   If this community 
could be harnessed towards policy goals we can have positive change.

   Political apathy is our greatest enemy!

So, has everyone in this list (and all your friends/etc) sent at least 
one letter about copyright revision to your current member of 
parliament?  What was the response?  Please post responses to the BLOG 
so that we can use that to encourage other people to write as well.

-- 
  Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/>
  2415+ Canadians oppose Bill C-60 which protects antiquated Recording,
  Movie and "software manufacturing" industries from modernization.
  Send a letter to your Canadian MP! --> http://digital-copyright.ca/
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