There is some real spin going on in that article.
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And there are no protections for relatively new activities like time shifting, or even old ones like using material in a parody or satire.
Meanwhile, U.S. copyright laws have extensive exemptions for fair use.
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Thare are also no prohibitions in Canada against those activities, however in the US it is ILLEGAL to rip any CDs that have DRM on them (which is many/most releases).
I wouldn't vote for the Liberals last election because of similar legislation. I wrote my MP as well as the Liberal Heritage minister of the time. Looks like I will be voicing my displeasure again.
For a good interpretation of this issue I recommend
this blog by Michael Geist (Canada Reseasch Chair of Internet and E-Commerce at University of Ottawa).