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More Media Coverage of Moore's Radical Extremist Comment
June 25, 2010 - 9:08am

The media picked up on Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore's "radical extremists" comment yesterday with the following stories:

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Balanced Copyright for Canada Details Begin to Emerge
June 22, 2010 - 9:47am

TVO's Search Engine examines the Balanced Copyright for Canada site in this week's podcast.  The podcast discusses some of Jesse Brown's concerns with the site.

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ESAC Says C-32 Needed To Guard Against Video Game Cheating
June 21, 2010 - 9:10am

The Entertainment Software Association of Canada's Danielle LaBossiere Parr published an op-ed in the Calgary Herald supporting the digital lock provisions in C-32 (Heritage Minister James Moore saw fit to tweet the op-ed).  The op-ed doesn't contain many surprises - entertainment software is booming in Canada (and has been for years without copyright reform) but the ESAC says without reforms the fut

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Copyright Lobby Astroturf Site Adds Mandatory, Uneditable Letter to MPs
June 18, 2010 - 9:17am

The copyright lobby's BalancedCopyrightforCanada.ca astroturfing site has added a new mandatory requirement for all users that want to participate in the Take Action items. According to a site user, the site now requires users to send a form letter to their relevant Member of Parliament.  There are two letter options - one letter for entertainment industry employees and one general letter. 

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The Bloc on C-32: Only Consumers Suffer Frustration From Digital Locks
June 17, 2010 - 3:16pm

After a post on the Bloc's position on three strikes, I was contacted by Bloc Heritage critic MP Carole Lavallée, who wanted to clarify her position on the government's copyright bill.  She provided a detailed response that argues that three strikes is worth considering and expressess doubt about the value of placing digital locks at the foundation of the new copyright bill.

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Canadian Consumer Groups Respond To Moore on C-32
June 16, 2010 - 1:26pm

The Canadian Consumer Initiative, which represents major consumer organizations from across Canada including the Consumers Council of Canada, Option consommateurs, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and Union des consommateurs, has written to Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore to respond to his comment in the House of Commons asserting that the Chamber of Commerce acts in the best interests of consumers.  The letter notes that the Chamber in no way represents consumer interests and that the CCI is united opposin

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The Copyright Lobby's Astroturf Campaign in Support of C-32
June 16, 2010 - 10:50am

A Calgary Herald op-ed on the concerns with C-32 generates the following suggested response:

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Moore Says Chamber of Commerce Support Evidence Consumers Like C-32
June 15, 2010 - 8:10am

Mrs. Carole Lavallée (Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, BQ):

Mr. Speaker, that is absolutely wrong. The government has not kept the promises it made to consumers. The Canadian Consumer Initiative has stated that the digital lock is:

...a punitive approach that has proven ineffective elsewhere in the world. Consumers' rights may be restricted or even denied by the media companies.

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Fixing Bill C-32: Proposed Amendments to the Digital Lock Provisions
June 15, 2010 - 8:01am

Replace the definition of “circumvent” in section 41 as follows:

“circumvent” means,

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Setting the Record Straight: 32 Questions and Answers on C-32's Digital Lock Provisions, Part Five
June 14, 2010 - 9:34am

Isn't this just a matter of consumer choice?  If consumers don't want products with digital locks, no one is forcing them to purchase them?

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