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Title: Canadian Fair Use Rights In Peril Post by: Andrew on January 15, 2007, 11:58:24 AM Apparently, based on a law that is in the works, sweeping changes could be made the Canadian copyright laws. I could not find the text of the proposed law(s), but the articles mention that recording a movie or show or ripping a CD (legitimately purchased) to MP3 would become infringement. If that is true, it would be likely that review websites hosted in Canada or created by Canadians would be affected as well.
Slashdot Story http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/07/01/14/1922231.shtml CBC News Story http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/01/11/copyright-canada.html Title: Re: Canadian Fair Use Rights In Peril Post by: R-T-C Tim on January 15, 2007, 12:11:24 PM We don't have fair use laws in the UK and generally it doesn't affect us, although we are all technically law breakers now... :hatred:
Title: Re: Canadian Fair Use Rights In Peril Post by: CheezeFlixz on January 15, 2007, 08:41:48 PM Proud NOT to be a Canadian. I'll rip, burn, copy, fry, sautee anything I want. If I paid for it, then I'm free to do as I please with it.
Title: Re: Canadian Fair Use Rights In Peril Post by: JaseSF on January 16, 2007, 07:45:51 PM As a Canadian, I'll oppose that to my dying day. Besides it'll make every person in Canada practically a law-breaker.
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