TorStar on SamScam...
TorStar editorial on SamScam...
Parliament risks getting only one side of the story because the MP most connected to copyright reform appears to be in the pocket of interest groups.
A TorStar editorial yesterday gets most of it right, but completely misses the fact that what BigMedia is trying to accomplish is not only impossible, but violates my fair use rights. We are being taxed on blank media, a tax that goes directly to artists, to ensure that when I make a copy of a CD for personal use, that the artists get compensated. This isn't good enough for BigMedia, so they want to take that right away from me.
This is the crux of the matter - for me. I like what I have and I won’t give it up without a fight.
See this post as it first appeared on Blogware.