Industry Committee Demands A Canadian DMCA

# ratify the WIPO Internet treaties (seemingly because the U.S. has placed us on the Special 301 list) # increase damages and penalties under the Copyright Act # create a new offence for the distribution of pirated works # create a new offence for the manufacture or distribution of circumvention devices for commercial gain # create new administrative penalties for the importation of counterfeit and pirated goods # create a new criminal offence for manufacturing, reproducing, importing, distributing, and selling counterfeit goods # strengthen civil remedies for counterfeiting and piracy infringement # increase the resources allocated to the RCMP and Justice to counter counterfeiting and piracy # prioritize RCMP and Justice copyright enforcement # encourage prosecutors to seek more significant penalties for counterfeiting and piracy violations, including imprisonment # create a new IP Crime Task Force # new border measures, data sharing, and the creation of an IP registry http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2049/125/ Link to the report (PDF!!) http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/Content/HOC/committee/391/indu/reports/rp3060548/391_INDU_Rpt08_PDF/391_INDU_Rpt08-e.pdf -------- Comment: It may not seem like this affects you, but the DMCA is the ultimate in Corporate favouring legislation the US has seen. Here's a lot of background on the DMCA: http://www.eff.org/IP/fairuse/ http://www.eff.org/IP/ http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/20030926_unsafe_harbors.php http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/?f=unintended_consequences.html

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