September 15, 2009

Copyright Consultation – Submission

I have already posted a personal submission to the Government's Copyright Consultation, however I felt it would also be of interest for me to submit a copy of a letter addressed to Danielle Parr of the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, in response to her comments to the Consultation and her submission to the Vancouver Round-table.

I would particularly like point out that, as a successful and independent Canadian game software developer, the ESA certainly does not represent my company or that of many other small and mid-size Canadian developers.

There is a strong belief by many who work in this industry that it is essential to treat customers fairly and with respect in order to be successful, and that extends to fairness and balance in copyright legislation and the rights that consumers have for the personal uses of the products they buy. Anti-circumvention regulations are an assault on the legal uses a customer should remain entitled to after they purchase a product.

— George Geczy, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada.