[d@DCC] Draft submission to ongoing ACTA consultation / ACTA petition

From: Russell McOrmond <russell _-at-_ flora.ca>
To: "General Copyright Discussions (questions, organizing, etc)" <discuss (at) list.digital-copyright.ca>, CLUE general discussion list <discuss (at) cluecan.ca>, GOSLING members in Ottawa <ottawa-gosling (at) list.goslingcommunity.org>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:47:22 -0500

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   I am drafting a submission to the ongoing ACTA consultation.

http://www.flora.ca/documents/acta-2009-mcormond.pdf
http://www.flora.ca/documents/acta-2009-mcormond.odt
http://www.flora.ca/documents/acta-2009-mcormond.html


   I'm looking for feedback on my submission which I plan to submit in a 
few days, but also to let others know that this process appears to still 
be open.


   I include recommendations up-front:

     * Canada should cease involvement in ACTA.

     * Canada should indicate interest in a WIPO treaty on 
counterfeiting, using a traditional meaning of counterfeiting (IE: 
offense against recipient).

     * Infringements of copyright, patent and related exclusive rights 
should be clearly dealt with in treaties under their proper titles, and 
not deceptively wrapped up in unrelated concepts of counterfeiting.

     * All submission from the 2001 and 2009 Canadian consultations on 
copyright carried out by the departments of Industry and Canadian 
Heritage should be considered included in any consultation by Foreign 
Affairs and International Trade Canada on related issues. Many 
submissions to these consultations directly speak to provisions within 
ACTA, and it seems inappropriate for representatives from DFAIT to be 
negotiating a primarily Copyright treaty without the benefit of these 
insights.




   I would also like to remind people about the draft ACTA petition at 
http://www.digital-copyright.ca/petition/acta .  Is there interest in 
collecting signatures?  I know there is a lot of opposition to (some 
outright anger against) ACTA, which is why I've been surprised about the 
silence so far about this petition.

   December is a time when we visit with a lot of people -- a great time 
for collecting signatures.   So, is there interest?  Are there any edits 
people would like to suggest before we all start collecting signatures?

-- 
  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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