MP James Moore seems to be angry. He has begun lashing out at people–the self-same people he wanted to work with only a year ago. He is claiming that we don’t know what we’re talking about, that we need to be confronted, that we need to be defeated. He makes claims that we do not believe in copyright (which is wrong) and that we do not want copyright reform (which is also wrong).
Mr. Moore, you’re a coward. Anyone who would rather block debate than engage in it has no place in parliament in my books. Mr. Moore, you’re a fear-monger: suggesting that we’re radical extremists is the worst kind of polarizing politics. Mr. Moore, you’re wrong: we don’t want to eradicate copyright reform, we want the best copyright bill for artists and consumers.
We want to talk. We want to work together with you and with the industry. We want things to improve. We will not, however, stand idly by as you malign us, nor will we stand by as you hand Canadian rights, lock and key, over to massive media conglomerates.
Your about-face is fascinating. Perhaps you can explain why it happened. Maybe you can tell us why you’re so angry and why you refuse to listen to people.
Or maybe you’re happy in your new position, parroting talking points for an industry that’s so very frightened of change. Which is it?
I was interested to see how the iPhone issue would pan out; with only two days to go to the iPhone launch the local Vancouver Rogers affiliate stations were going to have to start covering it sometime.
While the rest of the mainstream media in Canada were busy compiling detailed reports on the heinous nature of the charges Rogers was proposing for Canadian iPhone customers the Rogers affiliates here in Vancouver were notably silent. JACK FM and NEWS 1130 made no mention of the outrage, nor did they comment on the 50,000 signature petition that grew up practically overnight. They didn’t cover the rise of ruinediphone.com even though the spokesman for the site was in their own back yard.
It seems that NEWS 1130 and JACK FM are the Canadian equivalent of FOX NEWS; this selective reporting of the fact – or in this case, absence of reporting, is a disservice to the Canadian public.
I listened to both stations, day after day – and nary a peep was heard. While it’s well within the rights of these stations to decide what makes news, it’s clear that their silence on this issue was motivated by the corporate logo on their paycheck.
As for me? NEWS 1130 and JACK FM no longer have a place on my radio dial. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
