Copyright law changes could leave consumers vulnerable
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| "Exacerbating the situation is intense pressure from the United
| States, where Canada is considered a rogue when it comes to
| copyright and intellectual property. It still hasn't ratified a
| 1997 World Intellectual Property Organization copyright treaty...
| Two of the most controversial issues are [DRM] and the closely
| related technological protection measures."
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http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/01/11/copyright-canada.html
Related:
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| Well well, the exponent of Capitalism just paid a little visit to the
| remnants of communism - on a subject they're both all to familiar with:
| repression:
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| http://www.kommersant.com/p719683/r_528/
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| "A source that deals with the company said unofficially that Gates
| proposed Microsoft's Digital Rights Management technology as a national
| standard to fight piracy at the governmental level."
|
| Yeah, in their dreams ...
|
| "That system allows for complete control over the use of the digital
| content of Microsoft products."
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| Now you guess who has this "complete control" ...
|
| "If the state makes Microsoft's DRM mandatory, life will be much harder
| for users and sellers of illegal software."
|
| ... and if this means that Linux users lose access all sorts of internet
| media it's just an "unfortunate side effect"? Or should Linux perhaps be
| outlawed altogether, as it can't legally support MS-DRM?
|
| Ah well, we all know it: listening to Microsoft amounts to digging your
| own grave.
|
| Richard Rasker
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