Jim Prentice has come under fire for the past few months for the rumoured content of his impending copyright bill. It is believed that the new bill will strongly favour copyright holders at the expense of the rest of the population, and the lack of consultation with the general public and other stakeholders has spawned this criticism.
On the weekend, Jim Prentice hosted a news conference where he showed an anti-Liberal election style attack ad with the song "For the Love of Money" by The O'Jays ("Money money money......Moooneey - also used as the theme to The Apprentice).
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"Warner/Chappell recently sent a letter to the Conservative Party of Canada confirming its unauthorized use of a song written by Warner/Chappell writers," wrote Amanda Collins in an e-mailed statement. "As a regular course of business, we contact parties that use our musical compositions without permission. We look forward to working with the party to resolve this matter quickly."
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http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/...913977&k=87483
This is definitely a violation, and this type of thing seems to happen a fair bit, it isn't like the CPC are the only ones. But I really hope Mr. Prentice takes this opportunity to realize that copyright isn't something that can just be "fixed"; it needs discussion from all stakeholders and there are many unseen ramifications from changes that need to be recognized before action is taken.