Industry Canada Copyright report confounds
Michael Geist comments on the just released report, saying that The report and its recommendations are stunning as they represent the most lopsided copyright related report since Sam Bulte chaired the Canadian Heritage Committee.
Among other things, they seem to recommend DMCA type protection, which I don’t understand as the US DMCA experience has not been good.
Another thing I don’t understand is the apparent willingness of Canadian governments (no matter which party is in power) to simply adopt the positions of industry lobby groups. They should also seek out and consider other points of view, do some diligence into their positions and stats, and unwind the spin they put on issues.
