Police State Bill C-61

It would appear as if Jim Prentice wants to outdo the American DMCA with his Bill C-61 that he introduced today. CBC reports on the debate at Parliment Hill:

"We are confident we have developed the proper framework at this point
in time, ... This bill reflects a win-win approach." [says Jim]

Supposedly, for about the first time, Scott Brison actually took the lead in criticising Jim: "There's a fine line between protecting creators and a police state." Insinuating that this bill may somehow ensure a police state around copyright is exactly the kind of language I like to hear. I'd call Prentice a corporate whore but I know I'm not diplomatic enough with my dialect.

So what's so draconian about this bill? Well, the list is huge. I'd recommend you simply read the CBC article here (click here).

Here's what Michael Geist told CBC:

"They've got a few headline-grabbing reforms but the reality is those
are also undermined by this anti-circumvention legislation. They've
essentially provided digital rights to the U.S. and entertainment lobby
and a few analog rights to Canadians," Geist told CBCNews.ca. "The
truth of the matter is the reforms are laden with all sorts of
limitations and in some cases rendered inoperable."

Click here to head to Michael Geist's blog entry on the new bill.