Public outcry delays changes to copyright bill

[Maryms]

This bill has been delayed for Canada, but read article to find out more info.

Article date is Wednesday, December 12 2007.

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/ne...02-52e23934b2a6

[ProfessorZed]

I was one of the (apparently many) opponents who contacted political figures about this issue. As an educator, I'm concerned that a Canadian DMCA would interfere with what has been clearly defined as fair use, including classroom use in some cases. As a consumer, I take issue with the proposal of a law meant to define how I can use a product I've paid for. I hate to drag out a tired metaphor, but I wouldn't buy a hammer I could only use a certain number of times and on only a specific brand of nail.

I'm glad to see it's been delayed, and I'll be even happier if it can be buried entirely.

[Hans]

I think it's time to drop the term Copyright all together, since there's no way Copyright and the digital age are going to work together.
It's not really about the Copyright anymore, it's about money.
And I can tell you, you don't need Copyright to make money of a product. You just need a good product.

[Boondock]

Absolutely true... Amazing products still make an amazing amount of money.

[Hans]

It's all about money.

In a legal brief filed for Atlantic v. Howell, the RIAA once again stated its distaste for users who copy CDs for personal, private use.

The RIAA wrote that “it is undisputed that Defendant possessed unauthorized copies” – referring to the Howell’s collection of mp3 files made from their own CDs – and noted that “once Defendant converted Plaintiffs' recordings into the compressed .mp3 format and they are in his shared folder, they are no longer the authorized copies.”

Similar sentiments were heard in testimony leading up to the conclusion of Capitol Records v. Jammie Thomas, where Sony BMG’s head of litigation equated Fair Use to stealing and testified that copying music for personal use is just “a nice way of saying ‘steals just one copy.’”



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