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Submission from Duncan de Verteuil received on September 08, 2001 12:32 PM via e-mail
Subject: CPCDI
Dear Sirs,
I am writing as a concerned Canadian citizen who, up until today, September 8th 2001, was completely unaware of the attempts by the Canadian government to impliment a
piece of legislation similar to the DCMA in the United States.
In the United States, and somewhat here in Canada, there is too much power lying within the corporations. We are NOT a 100% capitalist country, and we trust the
government of Canada, currently the Liberals, to exercise control in the interests of the public. It is NOT in the interests of the public to destroy freedom of the individual. To voice that
protection is inadequate, and why, is not a crime, but a warning to companies who are imminently releasing software. (ie: it can be done) If the person notifying the company is silenced, (And in the
case of the US, subsequently being arrested) some one else will easily take it up.
Corporate interest and public interest are NOT the same, and it is insulting to your voting public to claim such. It should be well publicized, and indeed
attempted, that if "None of the Above" was an option on the voting card, it would be unanimous.
Please earn your votes from the public instead of from the corporations. Support the basic rights such as lawful protection circumvention, security research and
reverse engineering, as they fall under Freedom of Speech. Big Brother need not come to Canada.
Sincerely,
Duncan de Verteuil
A concerned citizen.
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