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Canada Bill C 11

Canadians Speak Out Against Digital Locks. But Who's Listening?

Michael Geist | Posted 04.11.2012 | Canada Business
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Michael Geist

The second reading debate on new copyright legislation Bill C-11 will conclude today. Canadians have been speaking out on copyright reform in general and digital locks in particular for years with widely held views, but will the government listen with the bill now headed to committee for further hearings?

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SOPA: A Warning to Canada Lawmakers

Michael Geist | Posted 03.21.2012 | Canada Politics
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Michael Geist

As last night's Republican debate showed, even right-wingers are opposed to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). All of this raises the question of whether the federal government's approach and the reactions to Bill C-11 will be consistent with the U.S. trend. The devil, however, is in the details.

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