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- How do Canada's copyright laws affect you? How should existing laws be modernized?
- Based on Canadian values and interests, how should copyright changes be made in order to withstand the test of time
- What sorts of copyright changes do you believe would best foster innovation and creativity in Canada?
- What sorts of copyright changes do you believe would best foster competition and investment in Canada?
- What kinds of changes would best position Canada as a leader in the global, digital economy?
I own and operate a photography and design studio in Langley, BC. All my creative work is protected under copyright. Existing laws at the moment are sufficient for my needs.
I find these questions leading you to support copyright reform by answering them. The only reform that I can see that would be beneficial to Canadians is to foster continued creativity by lowering the amount of time that a copyrighted piece stays under copyright. I believe this was the original intention of copyright law.
We also need to be cautious of letting lobbyist groups dictate copyright reform. They have shown time and time again that they are not in it for the artists that they supposedly represent but instead in it for the corporations that make their money by exploiting the artists work.
Privacy is also a major concern. We don't allow companies and the government to police the internet and it should never be the case for Canadians. I believe I speak for many Canadians when I say keep corporations and government from spying on my internet activity.
We pay our levy on recorded media, the recording industry has already assumed we are pirates. Let them keep their money and they can stay out of our business.
Stirling Noyes
TPE Group
