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Sep 11 2009
The Honourable Tony Clement
Minister Of Industry, Science & Technology
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
The Honourable James Moore
Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Dear Ministers,
I believe that the conference of property rights upon information itself, is contrary to the general health and welfare of our country's economy and culture. Further I believe any attempt to control information, especially in the sense of it being replicated and spread, simply goes against the nature of information itself.
Thus it is my opinion that in overhauling Canadian Copyright, we should be looking at the complete abolishment of the idea of 'Copyright' itself. Once information can be completely free, any benefits that can be conferred by information can be shared and enjoyed by all citizens of our country. To continue to support the archaic idea that information must be imprisoned, then controlled, and then used to bring profit and benefit to the few, simply goes contrary to what it means to be a society.
Lastly to in anyway allow private, corporate or industry groups to in any manner bring undue influence to this debate, would be to utterly abandon your duties as ministers of this country. Your duties lie in serving the people of this country, and not in kowtowing to nebulous corporate entities and their interests.
I sincerely hope that an honest, progressive and Canadian approach to this issue can be found.
Jesse Dallin
