Canada's Music Lobby Buys Government Access 158
An anonymous reader writes "Copyfighting law professor Michael Geist, who previously uncovered financial links between recording industry lobbyists and Canada's Minister of Canadian Heritage Bev Oda (who is responsible for copyright policy), has now identified what big cash donations will get you. He reports that Oda met with the President of the Canadian Recording Industry Association on a monthly basis last year just as the government was preparing copyright reform legislation and Canadian artists were calling for an end to P2P lawsuits. Is it any wonder that Canadians seem likely to lose
their fair use rights?"
Sometimes I hate living in America Jr. (Score:3, Funny)
Maybe we'll copy the "DRM is a bad idea" that the 'mericans are coming up with now.
While we're at it maybe we could import some backbone and tell Quebec to get stuffed...
Tom
duh (Score:5, Funny)
Thats what lobbys do. I say we ban lobbying all together. Who wants to help me lobby for that? Bring money.
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but... but Chretien! (Score:4, Funny)
OW! My political beliefs!
Re:Sometimes I hate living in America Jr. (Score:5, Funny)
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