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[Riptwo]

Moore and Clement are absolute stooges. I believe it was Moore that claimed that the law wouldn't affect one's ability to backup a DVD, and upon being proven wrong claimed that such infringements wouldn't be enforced. The question, however, is why one would bother implementing a law if they have no intention of it being enforced in the first place.

 

[The Faceless Master]

That's been around since audio tape, and it's debatably a good thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_copying_levy

If the industry is bitching because we rip our own DVDs and put them on our smartphones, then isn't it worth it to pay an extra $0.25 on the cost of any microSD big enough to hold video, just to get them to stop bitching about how you use your phone?

don't blank cds cost more than blank dvds in canada due to that?

 

[RiccochetJ]

So are they going to cut back on the taxes they put in place because of piracy?

Good luck.

 

[Ultima_5]

The worlds becoming a scary place people. Prohibition round 2 is coming up! You heard it here first!

 

[Dead Man]

A better breakdown:
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/6544/125/

You can make backups, personal copies, format shift all that... but those all fall under the rule of not breaking the digital lock.
So, you can make a backup, unless the disc you're backing up has a digital lock, then you're SOL.

Weak sauce indeed, and we caved to pressure from the USA because we were on their bad person list.

Man, weak indeed. Sorry to hear that Canada.

 

[RiccochetJ]

The worlds becoming a scary place people. Prohibition round 2 is coming up! You heard it here first!

Not really. If you look at history, it's always followed the same pattern. I just don't know where we are in said pattern.

 

[Presco]

Someone very close to me (I trust completely) forwarded me this message after I sent them the link... they often work with CRTC and Copyright issues. Take this as you will:



I'd really like to know which lobby that was. i have asked for more info.

It was ESAC, the Entertainment Software Association of Canada.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/100...ht-reform-and-encourages-swift-implementation

 

[Heshinsi]

b]Well they have publicly stated several times that every bill they create/pass is part of their mandate as given to them by the Canadian voters.[/b] The Liberals just tried to pass shitty bills without trying to point the finger at the voting public.QUOTE]

What mandate from the voting public? More than 60% of the country voted non-conservative. Fuck this bullshit democracy we have. A party that has been voted in by a minority of the voting public, should not have the ability to pass laws carte-blanc. Fuck you Harper, you robotic piece of shit.

 

[Dice]

Yeah, because making punishments more severe is the clear solution to the problem.

 

[gabbo]

Yeah, because making punishments more severe is the clear solution to the problem.

Did you miss the Omnibus Crime Bill? Greater punishments and more prisons will make Canada safer from crime!

 

[Stumpokapow]

Who else broke some digital locks today?

 

[Fuzzy]

Who else broke some digital locks today?

Is it still a bannable offense to admit to breaking the law?

 

[Stumpokapow]

Is it still a bannable offense to admit to breaking the law?

Who says I'm in Canada right now?

 

[Fuzzy]

Who says I'm in Canada right now?

You better not carry a digital device across a boarder just in case they ask you to boot it up and check for illegal copies.

 

[TheOMan]

Who else broke some digital locks today?

LOL - this seems like entrapment! I refuse to fall for your shenanigans!

 

[daycru]

You better not carry a digital device across a boarder just in case they ask you to boot it up and check for illegal copies.

 

[isny]

Who says I'm in Canada right now?

Stumpokapow
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