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owlman112 · 01-28-2012, 10:02 PM

Hi guys and girls,

So as you may have noticed, the Year of the Dragon has gotten off to a bang with not 1, not 2, not even 3, but 4 different copyright bills coming down the pipes: America's SOPA and PIPA, the international ACTA, and now Canada's very own version, Bill C-11.

For those of you who follow Canadian politics, this is a (minor) rewrite of Bill C-31. Remember that one? Well, it's back - same idea, different name.

If you want, the actual bill C-11 is here.

If you live in Canada, please sign the petition at the Canadian Coalition for Electronic Rights.

It's not about politics regarding piracy - this affects your ability to PVR a show, get an ebook for school, even unlocking your cell phone to take to another carrier (a national pastime in Canada).

The bill goes to the floor February 7th, 2012.

The American's fought SOPA because it was a badly executed idea.

Now that it's our turn, can we do any less?

01-28-2012, 10:02 PM	#1
owlman112 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 66 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada Device: iPad, Sony PRS-T1	Canadian SOPA: Bill C-11 Hi guys and girls, So as you may have noticed, the Year of the Dragon has gotten off to a bang with not 1, not 2, not even 3, but 4 different copyright bills coming down the pipes: America's SOPA and PIPA, the international ACTA, and now Canada's very own version, Bill C-11. For those of you who follow Canadian politics, this is a (minor) rewrite of Bill C-31. Remember that one? Well, it's back - same idea, different name. If you want, the actual bill C-11 is here. If you live in Canada, please sign the petition at the Canadian Coalition for Electronic Rights. It's not about politics regarding piracy - this affects your ability to PVR a show, get an ebook for school, even unlocking your cell phone to take to another carrier (a national pastime in Canada). The bill goes to the floor February 7th, 2012. The American's fought SOPA because it was a badly executed idea. Now that it's our turn, can we do any less?