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Submission from Nathan Cordeiro September 22, 2001 via e-mail
Subject: Canadian Copyright Act
Dear Sir / Madam,
I know that I missed the Sept. 15 deadline for submissions about the digital copyright discussion, but decided to write anyways.
As I have been closely following the american Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and what it's implementation has meant to freedoms in the United States, I have to say that I and concerned that Canada would seek to create a parallel.
I believe, and many of my fellow Canadians would agree with me, that any law that would empower corporations against private individuals from using property they own in a way they see fit, is in my opinion, unjust. This same law could also hinder science, in that it provides corporations a means by which to censor reasearches from speaking on or publishing papers on the subject of circumvention/anti-circumvention.
I am studying to become a Computer Engineer, and as such fear that sometime in my future I might make a discovery that makes me target of these corporations should I ever speak about it. An unjust digital copyright law could live in a constant fear of financial and professional security.
To summarize, the Canadian government should take a long look at the results of the American DMCA, and how it's being understood and manipulated before they decide to legislate a similar law here in Canada.
Regards,
Nathan Cordeiro
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