Copyleft vs. Copyright

Recently I wrote my minister of Industry about the issue of Canadian Copyright laws. This is an important issue for everyone involved, I feel like we cannot get roped into the same thing that happened in the U.S.A.

But with huge industry lobbyist's from the U.S , does our Government even stand a chance?! I don't think so, not getting e-mail's like this back:


Thank you for your e-mail regarding copyright. I appreciate being advised
of your views and have noted your comments.

Like you, many people are concerned with copyright and its implications in
our increasingly digital environment. The Government of Canada believes
that Canadians themselves must be able to contribute if future legislation
is to be a true reflection of Canada’s interests. For this reason, the
Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and I have recently
concluded nationwide consultations to solicit Canadians’ opinions on the
important issue of copyright.

The consultations took place from July 20 to September 13, 2009, and were
a step forward in fulfilling the government’s commitment to ensure a
modern and responsive legislative framework. Our goal was to give
Canadians from across the country a chance to express their views on how
the government should approach the modernization of copyright laws.
Through these consultations, we have heard the views of a wide range of
individuals and organizations. More information about these
consultations, including access to transcripts of the roundtable and town
hall discussions and to the submissions of participants, can be found at
the Copyright Consultations website at www.copyrightconsultation.ca.

At this time, we are taking stock of the submissions made by Canadians and
the discussions that took place during the consultation period. With
these in mind, the federal government will draft and table new
legislation. Although the consultations have concluded, rest assured that
your comments will be given due consideration as we move forward with
copyright modernization.

Once again, thank you for writing and please accept my best wishes.

Yours sincerely,



Tony Clement