DrewWilson
March 20th, 2009, 07:43 PM
OTTAWA -- Heritage Minister James Moore - one of the government’s lead on the copyright file - admitted Monday that he hasn’t always abided by Canada’s copyright law.
Like many younger Canadians, Moore told reporters he doesn’t watch television the “conventional way.” In addition to legally purchasing shows to watch on his iPod, he said he was an early adopter of the personal video recorder (PVR) - although the PVR is already old school for him.
“New media isn’t frankly new media anymore. I watch more television on my iPod than I do on an actual conventional television set or through my PVR. I think if you ask the average Canadian under the age of 20 how do they consume their media, you’ll hear a very different story than you’ll hear from Canadians over the age of 40,” Moore, 32, told reporters in Toronto.
“Strictly speaking, almost anything he’d be using PVR for would be illegal,” says University of Ottawa’s copyright expert Michael Geist. “Any person who has been actively using a PVR for years, there’s no doubt about it, they’re using it in such a way that the law doesn’t permit.”
More... (http://www.canada.com/News/Minister+highlights+need+clear+copyright+rules+exp ert/1370886/story.html)
The rule of law is suppose to fit in with social norms. Our politician here demonstrates a need for more relaxed copyright laws in the clearest possible manner. I hope this episode (no pun intended) will stop any draconian copyright measure that could surface during this term of the government.
Like many younger Canadians, Moore told reporters he doesn’t watch television the “conventional way.” In addition to legally purchasing shows to watch on his iPod, he said he was an early adopter of the personal video recorder (PVR) - although the PVR is already old school for him.
“New media isn’t frankly new media anymore. I watch more television on my iPod than I do on an actual conventional television set or through my PVR. I think if you ask the average Canadian under the age of 20 how do they consume their media, you’ll hear a very different story than you’ll hear from Canadians over the age of 40,” Moore, 32, told reporters in Toronto.
“Strictly speaking, almost anything he’d be using PVR for would be illegal,” says University of Ottawa’s copyright expert Michael Geist. “Any person who has been actively using a PVR for years, there’s no doubt about it, they’re using it in such a way that the law doesn’t permit.”
More... (http://www.canada.com/News/Minister+highlights+need+clear+copyright+rules+exp ert/1370886/story.html)
The rule of law is suppose to fit in with social norms. Our politician here demonstrates a need for more relaxed copyright laws in the clearest possible manner. I hope this episode (no pun intended) will stop any draconian copyright measure that could surface during this term of the government.