C-61: Copyright legislation **UPDATE**
Update: Fredr123 post has the first text of the bill which was tabled June 13, 2008. If you want to skip the discussion.
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...8&postcount=80
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A few highlights from the National Post article:
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The federal Conservatives are set to introduce new copyright legislation as soon as this week that will include provisions to target users with a $500 fine for all illegal files transferred online, a move that legal experts say could see Canadians sued for hundreds of thousands of dollars if found guilty of infringement.
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Other provisions in the bill, which is said to be tabled to the House of Commons tomorrow afternoon, will include measures to make it illegal to unlock cellphones or copy music from protected CDs to iPods as well as making it illegal to copy "time shifted" shows onto personal video recorders if flagged by broadcasters.
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What draconian measures. This makes me very angry. How is this good for anyone outside of content producers or cell service providers? Illegal to unlock your phone? Why? Illegal to rip CDs to an iPod? Total BS.
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Last edited by Bobblehead; 06-12-2008 at 11:46 AM.
Reason: Added update
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