Boing Boing & Michael Geist report on a submission to the Canadian consultation on copyright by Access Copyright - an organisation that collects copyrights for writers. As BB reports - they came out as opposing the right to record TV shows at home, and the right to "format shift" media (e.g., load a CD on your MP3 player, or put an old ebook on a new reader or phone). They also say that almost all commercial use, no matter how trivial, should require a license and not fall under fair dealing.
I would comment on how stupid this is - but I found I don't need to... this quote from BoingBoings comments says it all...
"What a bunch of well-intentioned albeit deluded and ignorant frickin' morons. As a Canadian writer I am stunned and embarrassed by their comments. They neither represent the true needs of creators nor reflect the reality we are now living in. Excuse me now whilst I go back to pounding my head against the desk and mutter: "What the fuck were they thinking?!" - Robbo
Piratpartiet & The Pirate Party - Working for copyright reform.
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
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