The values of Canadians are not what’s questionable in the copyright revision process, but the values of old-economy intermediaries such as the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). When I strongly oppose the policy recommendations of the CRIA, it’s because of the values I share with most Canadians, and that CRIA opposes.
Lets start with a respect for private property.
There’s more that one type of property, with the CRIA claiming there’s a conflict between two types. In order to stop people from infringing their copyright, they claim there must be a powerful intermediary to take control over all Information and Communications Technology (ICT). This would turn new media into acting like old broadcast-era media, with all the disadvantages that comes with that.
Most people recognize that part of ownership rights is the right to control what we own for lawful purposes, but the purpose of Digital Rights Management (DRM) is to remove the control of ICT from its owners and put that control in the hands of DRM manufacturers.
There are many people who have analyzed DRM and consider DRM to be a form of theft.
If the CRIA had a respect for private property, it would not only be joining with us in opposing the 1996 WIPO treaties which seek legal protection to DRM, but would stop insulting potential customers by releasing content encoded in these offensive technologies.
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