[oclug] [OT] Consultation Meetings on Digital Copyright Issues (AKA preparations for a Canadian DMCA)

[Mike_Kenzie at cscoop.ca]

Ian Anderson oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca
>Tue, 12 Mar 2002 15:39:35 -0500
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>Someone brought this to my attention:
>http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/rp00838e.html
>
>It occured to me that there are alot of people on this list who have strong
>feelings about this and that perhaps OCLUG itself should have a position and
>perhaps send a person to the upcomming meeting in Ottawa.

A good idea since they seem to have dismissed the EFF form letter.

"Approximately 234 submissions seem to have been clearly identified with or closely
 modelled on a form letter provided by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF),
 a civil liberties organization based in the United States. A number of other
submissions appear to have been inspired by this form letter. Though the letters
 raise important constitutional and human rights issues and general policy considerations
 such as privacy and freedom of speech, these letters are only reflected in the following
 statistics where they elaborate on the substantive issues raised in the consultation
documents, for example technological protection measures (TPMs)."