too late now. On June 11, 2008 19:11, Neil Bower wrote: > Government ready to drop copyright bomb. This appears to be on the agenda > again. > > http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/11/tech-copyright.html?ref=rss > > I'm not sure what's involved with the latest revision, but it is something > to keep on your radar...maybe send your MP an email stating your feelings. > > Anyone have any new insight to the latest revision? > > Cheers! > > On Saturday 08 December 2007 01:25, Mel Walters wrote: > > Did any one see this yet? I missed it if you covered thisI am not sure if > > I can make it to the meeting, nor do I feel up to date on this. But see a > > copy of an email below that I saw: > > Look here > > http://www.cbc.ca/searchengine/blog/2007/11/ > > and then at: > > Last chance to ask the Industry Minister about your copy rights. > > > > --- from Groklaw: > > > CALLING ALL Canadians > > > Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, December 07 2007 @ 01:40 PM EST > > > CANADIANS! SPREAD THE WORD NOW![reposted for urgency] Tomorrow is your > > > best chance to fight the Canadian DMCA! Event in Calgary, national > > > phone-in > > > > > > If you're a Canadian and you want to talk to Industry Minister Jim > > > Prentice about his proposal for a Canadian DMCA, a copyright law > > > that's even worse than the ten-year-old American legislation that > > > resulted in lawsuits against 20,000+ Americans without stopping > > > infringement or paying artists, now's your chance! > > > > > > This Saturday, Minister Prentice is hosting an open house in Calgary > > > at his constituency office. This is the best chance we will ever have > > > to make our feelings known about the Canadian DMCA. If you are in or > > > near Calgary, plan on attending this event, along with local activist > > > Kempton Lam (sign up on the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group). > > > > > > Dress neatly. Be polite. Be firm. Be friendly. Ask the Minister tough > > > questions (the CBC has collected over 250 questions about this, all of > > > which Prentice has refused to answer) in front of his constituents, > > > the people who voted him into office (you don't need to remind him > > > that that the last two MPs who tried to introduce a Canadian DMCA lost > > > their jobs -- he knows!). > > > > > > Prentice's open house runs from 1PM-3PM tomorrow, Saturday, December 8 > > > at 1318 Centre Street NE, Suite 105, Calgary, AB (details on > > > Prentice's website) > > > > > > Not in Calgary? NO PROBLEM! Plan on calling the Minister tomorrow or > > > on dropping him an email, expressing your regrets that you can't > > > attend the open house, but letting him know how you feel. Here are the > > > numbers: > > > > > > Ottawa office - (613) 992-4275 > > > Calgary office - (403) 216-7777 > > > Minister office - (613) 995-9001 > > > > > > His email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Once you send an email, > > > print it out and mail it (no stamp needed!) to: > > > > > > Jim Prentice > > > House of Commons > > > Parliament Buildings > > > Ottawa, Ontario > > > K1A 0A6 > > > > > > The word is that the Minister's office is reeling from the > > > overwhelming, national response to this badly written, badly planned > > > bill. Bringing this legislation to Canada is Prentice's "series of > > > tubes" moment, the point at which Canada's Internet Czar shows himself > > > to be largely ignorant of its workings and power. > > > > > > I believe that we can stop this bill. I will be calling the Minister > > > tomorrow, and sending him a letter. I hope you do so as well. > > > Canadians don't need to follow the US off the copyright cliff. We can > > > have a sane and balanced copyright law, one that protects the Canadian > > > public and Canadian artists. > > > > > > Tell your friends. Tell your family. If you care about the net, this > > > could be the most important thing you do this year. Take action and > > > save the country. > > > > > > Link to facebook event:::::: > > > http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=7365003311 > > > > > > Link to 250 questions the minister refuses to answer the CBC > > > collected:::::: > > > http://www.cbc.ca/searchengine/blog/2007/11/last_chance_to_ask_the_ind > > > ustr_1.htm > > > > http://www.cbc.ca/searchengine/blog/2007/11/ > > > > > ustr_1.htm > > > > > > l > > > Link TO BOINGBOING article > > > http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/07/canadians-tomorrow-i.html > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying
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