On Tue, 2009-09-08 at 09:25 -0400, Denny Stamos wrote: > What is this new legislation ? Never heard of it. Where is the Government > link ? > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Alan Truesdale<[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello List I'm posting this at the request of Bill McGrath Director of the > > Vancouver Linux User Group. > > Alan > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm Bill McGrath. I write software, am a Director of the Vancouver Linux > > User Group and am a founding member of the Vancouver Fair Copyright > > Coalition. > > > > I'm writing today with respect the ongoing consultation on copyright in > > Canada. The federal government intends to introduce new legislation early > > next year and is presently soliciting input from ordinary Canadians. This > > process will end on Sunday, September 13, 2009, so there is about one week > > left for you to contribute your voice to the chorus of Canadians who are > > deeply concerned about the changes that lobbyists for transnational > > conglomerates are demanding to copyright law. > > > > When Bill C-61 was tabled in the House of Commons there was widespread > > outrage at such a ham-fisted attempt to deal with complex and sensitive > > issues. Fortunately, it was dropped when Parliament was porogued. One of > > the strongest criticisms of Bill C-61 was that government had not > > consulted the people. But now we have our chance. Government has decided to > > listen. > > > > I'm sure you've all heard of the DMCA and it's downside. We definitely > > don't want this in Canada. We need you to send an email to government. > > > > Of course, most people aren't experts. They don't know what to say. So > > we've put together a submission guideline that hits the main general points > > and a number of specific points of special concern to technical folk - > > programmers, administrators, technicians and so on. > > > > Sending an email will take as little as ten minutes. I'm sure you can find > > time in the next week to voice your concerns. Numbers matter, so each and > > every email counts. > > > > Our 4 Step Submission Guideline for technical folk contains all you need to > > know to put together an email. It includes examples, a glossary of terms > > and links to more nformation. It lives at: > > > > http://faircopy.ca/participate > > > > Please find the time, before Sunday, September 13th to express your > > concerns to the government. Invite your friends and cross post this email > > where it will help to get the word out. > > > > Thank you for your time and your contribution. Democracy will prevail. > > > > Bill
I just noticed that Canada's copyright consultation is also mentioned on the Free Software Foundation website, along with information about the concerns over the eventual legislation. http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/canadian-copyright-consultation/. Bob _______________________________________________ mlug mailing list [email protected] https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca
