http://grahamwilliams.ca/2010/06/02/bill-c-32-is-here-time-to-get-to-work/ an inside look at canadian technology Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:33:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://grahamwilliams.ca/2010/06/02/bill-c-32-is-here-time-to-get-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Stephen Eisemann Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:01:47 +0000 http://grahamwilliams.ca/?p=333#comment-302 This is because this isn't a copyright law, it's a profit protection law. It doesn't concern itself with the content of digital media, it concerns itself only with the digital commodity. It's not enough that corporations like Sony and Apple make money of the consumption of digital media, they want to maximize profits by controlling consumer behaviour (i.e. what you can do with the media you've purchased). This is not about who owns content, this is about who controls product. If this law is to protect corporate rights, it must also protect the rights of those being subjugated by it (i.e. the consumer). Otherwise, it isn't a law. It's a decree. This is because this isn’t a copyright law, it’s a profit protection law. It doesn’t concern itself with the content of digital media, it concerns itself only with the digital commodity. It’s not enough that corporations like Sony and Apple make money of the consumption of digital media, they want to maximize profits by controlling consumer behaviour (i.e. what you can do with the media you’ve purchased). This is not about who owns content, this is about who controls product. If this law is to protect corporate rights, it must also protect the rights of those being subjugated by it (i.e. the consumer). Otherwise, it isn’t a law. It’s a decree.

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