Re: [d@DCC] Rick Mercer Report sings the Petition for Users' Rights.

From: "Joe McGuire" <tinfoil _-at-_ gmail.com>
To: "General Copyright Discussions (questions, organizing, etc)" <discuss (at) list.digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 07:40:48 -0500
References: <457638CC.20000@flora.ca>

I had just turned the channel to RMR (the Leafs game was in
commercial) and caught that. Props to Rick, he found the most unique
way I can think of to recite it.



On 12/5/06, Russell McOrmond <russell@flora.ca> wrote:
>
>    There was a skit this evening on the Rick Mercer Report
> http://www.cbc.ca/mercerreport/ that involved a choir singing passages
> from the hansard (Transcript of things said in the Canadian house of
> Commons).  One of the lines read was of MP Peter Julian saying "The
> petitioners also call upon parliament to ensure that users are
> recognized as interested parties and are meaningfully consulted about
> any proposed changes to the copyright act"
>
>
>    I have to wonder  -- is there someone involved with the RMR that
> would consider talking to us about copyright as "preaching to the
> choir"?  It would be interesting to find out more.  Maybe having the
> petition sung to people will convince more to sign.
>
> --
>   Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/>
>   Please help us tell the Canadian Parliament to protect our property
>   rights as owners of Information Technology. Sign the petition!
>   http://www.digital-copyright.ca/petition/ict/
>
>   "The government, lobbied by legacy copyright holders and hardware
>    manufacturers, can pry my camcorder, computer, home theatre, or
>    portable media player from my cold dead hands!"
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