CRIA and CMPDA Step Up Canadian Copyright Lobby Campaign (Michael Geist)

[Drew Wilson]

While CRIA may be preparing a "grassroots" campaign to promote DMCA-style copyright reform, it is unsurprisingly not waiting for that effort to take hold. According to the latest lobbying reports filed with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying, CRIA and CMPDA have been among the most active on the copyright front, with both groups obtaining meetings with Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore in late March. With Juno Awards days later, there were presumably additional lobbying opportunities that will show up in the next round of reports.

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What a surprise.