Canada's new laws against piracy and much more!

[Wizard]

You guys still watch TV? How... archaic.

Free TV.

[Alpha]

You guys still watch TV? How... archaic.

Free TV.

Illegal TV?

[Bambi]

You guys still watch TV? How... archaic.

Free TV.

Illegal TV?

 

Since they broadcast into my yard it's their fault if I get a signal, That's why it's Free-To-Air

[Trixx_07]

Reminds me of another case that is happening. Marc Emery is going threw a huge trial about selling seeds to people across to the U.S NEVER been bothered by Canadian government but the U.S has to go ahead and step into this. Why? They want a life sentence over seeds but will not seek after people who sell seeds in head shops.

[Fatal Rose]

I hope Canada can survive.

[Wizard]

Since they broadcast into my yard it's their fault if I get a signal, That's why it's Free-To-Air

Exactly!

I hope Canada can survive.

With 25% of the fresh water in the whole world, it's going to become a commdity. Get your bank books out.

[Bambi]

Reminds me of another case that is happening. Marc Emery is going threw a huge trial about selling seeds to people across to the U.S NEVER been bothered by Canadian government but the U.S has to go ahead and step into this. Why? They want a life sentence over seeds but will not seek after people who sell seeds in head shops.

 

I've seen that on tv, It's been ongoing for awhile. Marc is in the right and always has been since he started selling years ago.

As free as the U.S. claims to be there is still alot they want their way. Even when Marc was AOTS they couldn't show him (or anyone) smoking on camera, But yet when the local Canadian news shows his case he's toking the whole interview and even showing his "Illegal" wares.

 

In the end I'll just keep a watch out for the black vans circling the block before I hide

[Robert]

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/12/canad...mca-is-wor.html

 

Canadian DMCA is worse than the American one

 

The digital lock provisions are worse than the DMCA. Yes - worse. The law creates a blanket prohibition on circumvention with very limited exceptions and creates a ban against distributing the tools that can be used to circumvent. While Prentice could have adopted a more balanced approach (as New Zealand and Canada's Bill C-60 did), the effect of these provisions will be to make Canadians infringers for a host of activities that are common today including watching out-of-region-coded DVDs, copying and pasting materials from a DRM'd book, or even unlocking a cellphone. The liability for picking the digital lock is up to $20,000 per infringement.

 

You can convert a WAV to a MP3, but using a tool to do it is illegal.

One wonders what goes on in the minds of politicians...

[ken_cinder]

Nothing more than appeasement to the US government Robert, we have MANY laws here in Canada that have never once been enforced.

This one will be no different, if it is.....it will be used in cases of mass infringement, such as the people who sell pirated movies (I know of several that sell hundreds of movies a week for like $5-$7 a pop).