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Originally Posted by HeartsOfFire
I edited my original post to explain why in better detail.
I don't pirate movies, and downloading free music is not criminal no matter how you look at it. But I DO rip my legally purchased DVDs and format shift the movie into a file type Apple devices recognize. In order to do that, I have to circumvent the built in copy-protection on the DVD's.
Under the previous two attempts by the CPC to amend Canada's current copyright laws, what I do would be considered illegal and I could be jailed.
The Conservatives would rather see you pay twice for the same movie. Once for the DVD, and once for the 'soft copy.'
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I once bought a CD from Megatunes (RIP) that had a digital lock on it preventing format-shifting. In order to copy the music I had legally purchased to my iPod, I had to break the lock. If Bill C-32 was in effect at the time, I would be considered a copyright criminal.