New copyright law to be unveiled
As I read this story, the following popped into my mind
""Whoa, oh here (it) comes; watch out boy, (it)'ll chew you up; whoa, oh here it comes, (it)'s a fair-use-eater"." (to the tune of Maneater by Hall and Oates).
OTTAWA — The federal government is expected to introduce legislation Thursday that will seek to make it easier to prosecute individuals who download copyrighted material from the Internet.
I'm not opposed to making illegal to download copyrighted music, movies and video games.
Particularly when you can buy songs for 99 cents or less and rent movies online for as low as $5 or $6 bucks.
But I'm dead set against any law that would make it illegal to take music from legally-purchased CDs and put it on your own personal computer or MP3 player - that's fair use.
If the Tories include fair-use killing provisions in the updated copyright law, I hope it is defeated either in the House of Commons or by the courts.
Check out the full Canadian Press story here.
