DeathKnell
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Avast, ye scurvey knaves! (If youre Canadian, that is.) Youd better get au courant with that and similar phrases, such Shiver me timbers and Ye black-hearted bilge rat.
Because according to industry minister Tony Clement, If Canada is not au courant with copyright then we run the risk of being a pirate nation and that will mean that people wont have an incentive to create in our society and that will be a problem.
Well blow me down!
The quote is from a Hill Times Q&A between Long Tony Clements and Bea Vongdouangchanh and also includes :
Bea: Can you briefly describe the issues involved in modernizing Canadas outdated Copyright Act?
Long Tony: Well, I think its got to be first and foremost able to protect creators and go after the bad guys thats how I would characterize the pirates that are trying to destroy value on a massive scale through bit torrent sites and other technological means. Weve got to increase the enforcement and the fines for that kind of activity and thereby protect the copyright holder and the artist. But its also got to recognize that the consumer is also a player and a party to copyright legislation and there are certain things in the current law which is consumer behaviour, like time shifting or format shifting, which does [sic] not destroy value and which should be recognized as being legal in any modern copyright law.
Bea: Mr. Manley also said that there needs to be a balance between protecting both creators and consumers and that you have to have the incentive to create. You also have to have the incentive to build. Do you think Bill C-32 gives this incentive?
Long Tony Clements: Yeah, I think so because what were doing is were saying to creators, Look, we know that with modern technology in the blink of an eye, a bit torrent site can massively destroy the value of your creation, were going to go after those people. Were going to make it easier to try to shut down those kinds of sites. At the same time, were saying to consumers, Look, we know that if you bought a CD, you want to transfer that file to an MP3 file and play it on your iPod. Thats called format shifting, and under the current law, its not allowable. It should be allowable.
Bea: NDP MP Charlie Angus is in favour of a levy on digital media players that youve dubbed an iPod tax. Can you explain your position on why you think thats not the way to go?
Its bad for consumers. What youre doing is your punishing the people who are the fans of the creation.
The clips are part of a post in which says Clement is helping to stickhandle the controversial Copyright Modernization Act through the House.
Now you know.
Source: P2PNet
Because according to industry minister Tony Clement, If Canada is not au courant with copyright then we run the risk of being a pirate nation and that will mean that people wont have an incentive to create in our society and that will be a problem.
Well blow me down!
The quote is from a Hill Times Q&A between Long Tony Clements and Bea Vongdouangchanh and also includes :
Bea: Can you briefly describe the issues involved in modernizing Canadas outdated Copyright Act?
Long Tony: Well, I think its got to be first and foremost able to protect creators and go after the bad guys thats how I would characterize the pirates that are trying to destroy value on a massive scale through bit torrent sites and other technological means. Weve got to increase the enforcement and the fines for that kind of activity and thereby protect the copyright holder and the artist. But its also got to recognize that the consumer is also a player and a party to copyright legislation and there are certain things in the current law which is consumer behaviour, like time shifting or format shifting, which does [sic] not destroy value and which should be recognized as being legal in any modern copyright law.
Bea: Mr. Manley also said that there needs to be a balance between protecting both creators and consumers and that you have to have the incentive to create. You also have to have the incentive to build. Do you think Bill C-32 gives this incentive?
Long Tony Clements: Yeah, I think so because what were doing is were saying to creators, Look, we know that with modern technology in the blink of an eye, a bit torrent site can massively destroy the value of your creation, were going to go after those people. Were going to make it easier to try to shut down those kinds of sites. At the same time, were saying to consumers, Look, we know that if you bought a CD, you want to transfer that file to an MP3 file and play it on your iPod. Thats called format shifting, and under the current law, its not allowable. It should be allowable.
Bea: NDP MP Charlie Angus is in favour of a levy on digital media players that youve dubbed an iPod tax. Can you explain your position on why you think thats not the way to go?
Its bad for consumers. What youre doing is your punishing the people who are the fans of the creation.
The clips are part of a post in which says Clement is helping to stickhandle the controversial Copyright Modernization Act through the House.
Now you know.
Source: P2PNet