I can’t understand why Canadian politicians are so easily influenced by the big American lobbyists.
Lobbyists must think Canada is a back door in the battle to win American legislation. Unhappily for them, Obama is no friend to those clinging to outdated copyright law.
This time it’s the Liberals adding even more intrusive provisions into legislation.
From Boing Boing:
… C-27 is the Canadian anti-spam bill that comes out of committee on Monday. The opposition Liberals have proposed amendments which appear to have been drafted by copyright and telecom lobbyists. They would allow for surreptitious installation of computer programs and – even more outrageously – would allow copyright owners to secretly access information on users’ computers. …
Read the full details on the blog of Canada’s best watchdog, Michael Geist:
The Copyright Lobby’s Secret Pressure On the Anti-Spam Bill
From that link you can contact Industry Minister Tony Clement. Or other Canadian politicians to weigh in with your opinion.
I did.
Rick McCharles 