While it is too late to stop it from being introduced into Parliament, it is NOT too late to voice your opinion to your MP to have it stopped from being enacted into law as it still has to be passed in Parliament and the Senate.
On Friday 13 June 2008 02:10, bogi wrote: > 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
