Technobob Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 According to the Globe & Mail story that says Canada has become pirate central. WASHINGTON -- A powerful coalition of U.S. software, movie and music producers is urging the Bush administration to put Canada on an infamous blacklist of intellectual property villains, alongside China, Russia and Belize. Canada's chronic failure to modernize its copyright regime has made it a global hub for bootleg movies, pirated software and tiny microchips that allow video-game users to bypass copyright protections, the International Intellectual Property Alliance complains in a submission to the U.S. government. Our government has more important things to deal with then responding to a bunch of whining US companies. I commend our government for taking it's time in responding to this issue without forcing laws that strip our rights like DMCA a law that was fast tracked with little or no public input. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42493-us-coalition-wants-canada-blacklisted-as-bootlegging-hub/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
solaar Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 lol how about blacklisting major labels and certain Hollywood stinker production companies for omitting to deliver products that are actually worth paying for? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42493-us-coalition-wants-canada-blacklisted-as-bootlegging-hub/#findComment-303829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sHARD>> Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I lol'd in the RIAA's general direction. If you don't catch the reference, you suck. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42493-us-coalition-wants-canada-blacklisted-as-bootlegging-hub/#findComment-303838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
head Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 haha that is great... they are getting bashed for beeing free---i think the usa should shut down and reboot. ;-) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42493-us-coalition-wants-canada-blacklisted-as-bootlegging-hub/#findComment-303858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technobob Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 The funny thing is they say that 1/4 of the bootlegs are coming from Canada I download a lot I average about 500GB's a month and I have to say about 70% of it comes from the US and about 20% from overseas. It's rare I find something that comes from Canada, most of the big release groups are from the US or overseas not Canada. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42493-us-coalition-wants-canada-blacklisted-as-bootlegging-hub/#findComment-303870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) Canada also seems to want to re-instate the iPod tax. http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.ht...67f&k=26495 On all recordable media, mp3 players, and hard drives. Assumed Guilty??? Edited February 15, 2007 by Bearcat Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42493-us-coalition-wants-canada-blacklisted-as-bootlegging-hub/#findComment-303894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technobob Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 Canada also seems to want to re-instate the iPod tax. http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.ht...67f&k=26495 On all recordable media, mp3 players, and hard drives. Assumed Guilty??? That article is about the recording industry wanting these levies not the Canadian government. They will not win this fight just as they did not win last time. The courts here are about protecting peoples rights and freedoms more so then those of the recording industry. I find these levies unfair, I don't pay any on a DVD's but I do on CD's and I don't even use CD's for music so why should I have to pay it and now they want to increase it. The levies make CD's twice as expensive DVD's good thing I only buy one spindle of 50 once a year. What gets me is they want a levy on memory cards for digital cameras what the hell does those have to do with the recording industry, it's nothing more then a money grab. I have a few enlightened words for them :censored2: :censored2: :censored2: :censored2: :censored2: :censored2: :censored2: :censored2: :censored2: :censored2: :censored2: :censored2: :censored2: :censored2: :censored2: :censored2: Wow I feel better now that I got that of my chest Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42493-us-coalition-wants-canada-blacklisted-as-bootlegging-hub/#findComment-303980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbz Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Blame it on Canada, eh? USA, go F*** yourself. Stop imposing. *sigh* Don't they have anything better to do than tell the world that we're bad at controling piracy? Mind your own business. Or for god sakes, SHUT UP! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42493-us-coalition-wants-canada-blacklisted-as-bootlegging-hub/#findComment-304038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhsh8r Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Blame it on Canada, eh?USA, go F*** yourself. Stop imposing. *sigh* Don't they have anything better to do than tell the world that we're bad at controling piracy? Mind your own business. Or for got sakes, SHUT UP! lmao! and i think they wont. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42493-us-coalition-wants-canada-blacklisted-as-bootlegging-hub/#findComment-304096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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