Re: [d@DCC] Bill C-59 currently being "debated"

From: Joseph Potvin <jpotvin _-at-_ linuxmail.org>
To: "General Copyright Discussions \(questions, organizing, \ etc\)" <discuss (at) list.digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:41:59 -0400
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Is there anyone in the Senate who particularly cares about new media and 
new business models for digital works?

joseph

Russell McOrmond wrote:
> Darwin O'Connor wrote:
> 
>>I watched some of it. They talked a lot about how it helps the film 
>>production industry, even though it has no effect on Hollywood films 
>>produced in Canada. It would have a small effect on Canadian films, but 
>>I wouldn't be surprised if the filmmakers are happy to have anyone watch 
>>their films, even if they are illegally copied.
> 
> 
>    I sent my own MP (and my MP from before I moved a few years ago, who 
> I will be meeting with in person next week) a letter.  I sent a similar 
> letter (almost identical wording, but as separate letters) to each of 
> the 10 MPs that spoke during that "debate".
> 
> 
>    I recommend that everyone else also write their members of parliament 
> (and the 10 who participated in the debate) as well.  This "debate" may 
> be the shape of things to come, with the possibility that the discussion 
> of anti-circumvention legislation (the complete abogation of protecting 
> the rights of software authors and hardware owners in order to 
> theoretically protect the outdated business models of a tiny subset of 
> the content industry) being as poor.
> 
> My summary of the debate -- the end contains links to the ridings of the 
> 10 MPs who spoke, and thus links to contact information.
> http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/4011
> 
> My letter to MPs
> http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/4010#comment-2436
> 
> 
> Darryl Moore,
> 
>    I'm curious if you would be willing to author a short sample letter 
> that people can send to introduce MPs to the DVD that you sent.  I'm 
> thinking of something similar to what I wrote for the GOSLING package.
> 
> http://www.digital-copyright.ca/edid/letter3
> 
> Here are all the other sample letters we've created thus far:
> http://www.digital-copyright.ca/letters
> 
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