;:Dear Philippa Lawson,
;:Thank you for requesting our views regarding these new, and not so new, issues. Technology has certainly revolutionized society. We are catching up and I think it is time for laws and protocols to manage this industry and limit how individuals take advantage and exploit copyrights via internet.
;:My answers are inserted into the text of the document.
;:Sincerely,
;:per
;:Kim Richter
Music File-sharing: What is your position on the issue of file-sharing in Canada--should it be illegal?
;:No
Technological Protection of Copyrighted Materials: What is your position on using legislation to prohibit circumvention of TPMs?
;:enforcement is necessary
Educational Use of Internet Materials: Do you support an amendment to the Copyright Act to allow for the use of freely available materials on the Internet by participants in an educational program?
;:Yes
ISP Liability for copyright infringement: Should ISPs be protected from liability for copyright infringement when others merely transmit copyrighted materials over their facilities, or when others post copyrighted works on websites that the ISP merely hosts?
;:No. No host should facilitate copyright crime.
What is your position on the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage's proposed "notice and takedown" scheme requiring ISPs to remove content on the sole basis of alleged copyright infringement?
;:Key word is alleged. If the claim is only alleged, it cannot be enforced.
Open Source Software: What is your position on increasing or mandating the use of open source software in government operations?
;:I think it would improve centralization and information sharing between the departments.
Spam: How do you propose to approach the problem of spam?
;:Individual users can employ a variety of available programs to block spam on their machines. I do!
National ID cards: What is your position on National ID cards?
;:I think the potential for abuse, given the current levels of global fraud, should be a caution to us.
;:Kim Richter,