Canadians: Globe and Mail wants you to rewrite the Copyright Act

Jesse sez, "The Globe and Mail has set up a Wiki where anybody can contribute and offer their thoughts on copyright in Canada to draft a community-sourced version of a new copyright bill, as opposed to the horrible Bill C-61 that the Harper Government was trying to ram through last year. The original BIll C-61 is provided as a starting point, which 'You can use the built-in wiki tools to modify ...and add or remove whatever you think is necessary to create a piece of modern copyright legislation.' The Globe and Mail will submit the final version to Ottawa for consideration on Canada Day, July 1st."

Rewriting Canada's Copyright Law (Thanks, Jesse!)

[#1 posted by PaulR, May 19, 2009 12:18 PM]

Maybe they're trying to make up for this craptastic article:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/qgpwcp
"New media, old rules"
FTA:
"Canada has “gained a regrettable but well-deserved reputation as a safe haven for Internet pirates,” states a 2008 report from the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), which is used by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to create its list of worldwide piracy hotbeds."

Then, it goes to reduce it to a 'He said, She said' piece. The IIPA report's validity/accuracy isn't questioned. Sigh.

Aren't sources supposed to be checked? Or are press releases now considered sufficient proof?

I can't find a tag line, but it appears Matt Hartley wrote article.

(I'm in the process of penning an editorial letter...)
Grrrr....

[#2 posted by entropyred, May 19, 2009 2:56 PM]

I would say this is an interesting idea from the Globe, but why are they claiming copyright on a wiki page? Scroll to the bottom...

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