Canadian copyright petition goes to Parliament

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Anti-DMCA Petition in Canadian
Parliament

Anti-DMCA Petition in Canadian
Parliament 04/08/2005 12:42 PM

Petition against the Canadian DMCA

Petition against the Canadian DMCA 04/23/2004 01:34 AM
There's a petition against Canada's proposed DMCA-like copyright law up at the Digital Copyright Canada Wiki:

We, the undersigned residents of Canada draw attention of the House to the following:

THAT the Copyright Act is properly recognised as being a careful balance between the rights of creators and the rights of the public (including viewers, readers and listeners);

THAT the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously affirmed this view in CCH Canadian Ltd v Law Society of Upper Canada;

THAT digital technologies have recently given copyright holders the ability to upset the balance in the Copyright Act by preventing Canadians from accessing works for purposes that have been legally granted to them;

THAT the creation of original works is nourished by wide accessibility of earlier works, including a vibrant public domain;

THAT dissemination of cultural ideas requires that they be preserved in a form that is accessible to future generations; and

THAT historically, consultations regarding changes to the Copyright Act have mostly taken place with creators, intermediaries and only some special users (such as educators and librarians)

THEREFORE, your petitioners call upon Parliament to ensure generally that users are recognised as interested parties and are meaningfully consulted about proposed changes to the Copyright Act and to ensure in particular that any changes at least preserve all existing users' rights, including the right to use copyrighted materials under Fair Dealing and the right to make private copies of audio recordings. We further call upon Parliament not to extend the term of copyright; and to recognise the right of citizens to personally control their own communication devices.

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Canadian Copyright Board allows
downloads, copyright levies

Canadian Copyright Board allows
downloads, copyright levies 12/14/2003 12:27 PM

The Copyright Board of Canada issued a ruling on " private copying ", largely via peer-to-peer computing, with several components. First, downloading is acceptable, but uploading is not (presumably to target hyperpirates). Second, new mechanisms for levies were described, freezing current ones, allowing new charges.

the Copyright Board said uploading or distributing copyrighted works online appeared to be prohibited under current Canadian law. However, the country's copyright law does allow making a copy for personal use and does not address the source of that copy or whether the original has to be an authorized or noninfringing version, the board said.

Other News: Canadian Copyright Decision

Other News: Canadian Copyright Decision 07/02/2004 10:04 AM
Canada's supreme court refuses to force Internet providers to police copyright for corporate media mammoths.

Canadian ISPs win on copyright ruling

Canadian ISPs win on copyright ruling 06/30/2004 05:35 PM
Court says service providers aren't responsible for cached copies of music on their servers.

Keep the public involved in Canadian
copyright legislation!

Keep the public involved in Canadian
copyright legislation! 08/06/2004 07:52 AM
With the Canadian Supreme Court okaying file-sharing and the Canadian Parliament vowing to "fix" this, it's time to take action. If you're a Canadian resident, there's a petition to Parliament you can sign to encourage lawmakers to do the right thing.

THEREFORE, your petitioners call upon Parliament to ensure generally that users are recognised as interested parties and are meaningfully consulted about proposed changes to the Copyright Act and to ensure in particular that any changes at least preserve all existing users' rights, including the right to use copyrighted materials under Fair Dealing and the right to make private copies of audio recordings. We further call upon Parliament not to extend the term of copyright; and to recognise the right of citizens to personally control their own communication devices.

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Canadian copyfight hots up: Liberal MPs
on the take from copyright industries?

Canadian copyfight hots up: Liberal MPs
on the take from copyright industries? 06/14/2004 09:01 PM
Copyright has become an election issue in Canada, and with the federal election looming on the 28th (I've cast my absentee ballot, for Olivia Chow, and have my fingers crossed for a nation run as well as Toronto was under Jack Layton) the copyfight is heating up back in my homeland. Most recently, a Liberal MP from my old riding of Parkdale introduced a poorly thought-out bill that would have been bad news for the Internet. Michael Geist wrote an editorial about this in the Toronto Star, and the fallout has been intense, with letters going back and forth in the paper. Michael's written a followup editorial that the Star just ran.

Further, copyright reform proceedings must also be perceived to be balanced. According to Elections Canada, Bulte and her riding association have accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from rights holder groups and broadcasters. Parliamentarians involved in the copyright reform process should refuse all such contributions to ensure that the perception of absolute impartiality is preserved.

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Canadian RIAA calls for stronger
copyright measures than in the US

Canadian RIAA calls for stronger
copyright measures than in the US 08/09/2004 09:33 AM
An anonymous reader writes:

The Canadian Recording Industry Association's call for what is effectively a notice and termination approach to removing allegedly copyright infringing material. CRIA's counsel told a Parliamentary committee that once an ISP receives notification that a subscriber is offering copyrighted works for download, the ISP "ought to kick that subscriber off the system." The approach would be the most radical worldwide as the proposed removal would presumably come without a court hearing or other due process. Given that CRIA lost its file sharing suit in Canada earlier this year, this would appear to be an end-around the court system by attempting to force ISPs to terminate subscriber service based on a mere allegation of activity that may or may not constitute copyright infringement.

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Canadian Court Says File Sharers Not
Guilty of Copyright Infringement

Canadian Court Says File Sharers Not
Guilty of Copyright Infringement 04/09/2004 04:06 PM
"In other words, just putting files in a computer directory that other people can access is insufficient an action to constitute illegal distribution - at least under Canadian law."

Parliament Home Page | House of
Parliament

Parliament Home Page | House of
Parliament 09/20/2004 07:03 AM
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Wonderfulbuys Launches New Canadian
Website with Free Shipping on Canadian
Orders During the Month of June, Only at
Wonderfulbuys.Ca

Wonderfulbuys Launches New Canadian
Website with Free Shipping on Canadian
Orders During the Month of June, Only at
Wonderfulbuys.Ca 06/17/2005 07:16 PM
Wonderfulbuys, the world’s largest, single-source distributor and e-tailer of unique and As-Seen-On-TV products, today announced the launch of its new Canadian website at www.wonderfulbuys.ca. To celebrate the launch of their new Canadian website, Wonderfulbuys is offering customers free shipping on all orders over $100, during the month of June. [PRWEB Jun 14, 2005]

"petition"

"petition" 06/14/2004 05:47 PM

DCCC Petition

DCCC Petition 05/07/2004 03:41 AM
...sign the petition .. needs to resign .. petition

democraticaction.org/petitions/rumsfeld.htm
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BART petition

BART petition 11/19/2003 03:33 PM
Sign the online petitiion to keep BART running till 3am...

Petition Against RealNetworks

Petition Against RealNetworks 08/27/2004 01:42 PM
If you're tired of RealNetwork's recent publicity stunts, including their new "anti-Apple" site, then just sign this petition.

As of press time, the anti-RealNetworks petition has 5324 signatures vs. the anti-Apple petition's count of 2280.

AT&T's VoIP petition thrown out

AT&T's VoIP petition thrown out 04/23/2004 09:38 AM
Computer Weekly Apr 23 2004 2:18PM GMT

iPod Firmware Petition

iPod Firmware Petition 07/22/2004 01:22 PM
With the recent release of the 4G iPods, Apple released an iPod firmware update adding new features/functionality to the iPod. Unfortunately, the new features are only available to 4G ("click wheel") iPods?leaving the not-so-old 3G iPods in the dust. When I first heard about this, my first response was, "Why can?t they just release the same firmware upgrade for both the 3G and 4G models?" I don?t know about models older than 3G, but as far as I know, the new model is exactly the same as the 3G. The firmware could easily work for both. This seems to be a marketing ploy on Apple?s part. Get the people who want these simple new features to buy a whole new iPod. Well, people aren?t buying it. Enter the Apple iPod Firmware Petition, signed by over 3,000 people when this entry was posted, which states the following:

To: Apple Computer We, the owners of previous models of the Apple iPod (1G/2G/3G), believe that we have been snubbed by Apple. With each new generation some or many of the new features added are only software changes, and could be easily added to past iPods with a firmware update. But instead of updating older iPods, Apple has simply ignored older users. We believe that any new improvements that can be added via firmware to the older generation iPods should be instituted Sincerely, The Undersigned

Being a 3G 15GB owner myself, I must agree. How about you?

Ati Petition for Linux Drivers

Ati Petition for Linux Drivers 08/20/2004 10:39 AM

"MoveOn petition form"

"MoveOn petition form" 07/14/2004 03:29 AM

"Emergency petition rejected"

"Emergency petition rejected" 03/27/2005 06:21 PM

FCC rejects AT&T VoIP petition

FCC rejects AT&T VoIP petition 04/22/2004 04:10 PM
AT&T had sought to avoid paying its telecommunications competitors access charges on telephone calls partly carried on IP networks.

Ed Russell started a petition

Ed Russell started a petition 04/17/2004 12:41 PM
Ed Russell started a petition that (overnight) has gathered ~200 signatures. Sure, that's just a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things, but I have to appreciate the sincerity of the people out there. To quote an ol' wine cooler-weilding dude: "Thank you for your support." I don't think anybody's gonna march on Washington any time soon, but......

Stewart for America Petition

Stewart for America Petition 03/16/2003 03:09 AM
change his name to Freedom Stewart .. The Stewart For America Petition .. petition to request

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Petition opposes DPP meeting

Petition opposes DPP meeting 05/10/2004 08:38 AM
A planned meeting of a policing body in Northern Ireland is postponed after a petition of objection.

Level 3 withdraws VOIP petition before
FCC

Level 3 withdraws VOIP petition before
FCC 03/22/2005 03:49 PM
Level 3 Communications on Monday withdrew a petition before the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that sought to reduce access charges paid to telecommunications carriers when calls originated over VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) end on the traditional telephone network. Level 3 said in a statement it had withdrawn its request because of a leadership change at the FCC. On March 16, U.S. President George Bush named Commissioner Kevin Martin as FCC chairman, replacing Michael Powell, who left the FCC this month.

The FCC was required to rule on the Level 3 petition by Tuesday if commissioners wanted to deny it. If the FCC failed to act, the Level 3 petition would have been automatically granted. "Given the appointment of new leadership only three business days before the statutory deadline for ruling on the petition, we determined it was inappropriate to ask the agency to resolve this important issue in the timeframe required by law," James Crowe, Level 3's chief executive officer, said in a statement.

News source: InfoWorld

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Chris Abraham: The Please Lindsay, Eat!
Petition

Chris Abraham: The Please Lindsay, Eat!
Petition 06/22/2005 02:45 AM
The Please Lindsay, Eat! Petition .. Permalink

chrisabraham.com/2005/06/the_please_lind.html
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Euro iTunes Petition Raised

Euro iTunes Petition Raised 12/09/2003 08:33 AM
UK Mac users are growing restless for the chance to buy music online. By Jonny Evans (Macworld UK via MyAppleMenu)

Sidekick Synching on T-Mobile Petition

Sidekick Synching on T-Mobile Petition 06/10/2004 07:55 AM

Although web petitions are about as effective at charging corporate policy as complaints to customer service agents or extremely huffy forum posts, Levi Wallach is doing what he can to encourage T-Mobile to support synching on the Danger Sidekick -- something promised by the company for years and which is currently being supported by non-U.S. cellular vendor Cable & Wireless. Since all the data that goes to and from the Sidekicks has to go through T-Mobiles servers (instead of just their network), I would guess they would have to upgrade all their internal hardware to support something like this, something perennial tightasses like T-Mobile are loathe to do. But hey, sign Levi's petition and see what they say, if anything.
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Online Petition for 2-button mice

Online Petition for 2-button mice 02/01/2005 09:57 PM
There's a petition for Apple to give up their outdated single button mouse and start shipping 2-button scroll-wheel mice with their machines. http://www.petitiononline.com/2button/

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Petition: Ban Internet Canned Hunting

Petition: Ban Internet Canned Hunting 03/27/2005 12:49 AM
AnimalConcerns.org Mar 27 2005 4:33AM GMT

Huffington, Trippi launch petition on
net

Huffington, Trippi launch petition on
net 05/14/2004 07:27 PM

Chavez to accept petition ruling

Chavez to accept petition ruling 01/27/2004 10:22 AM
Venezuela's president says he will submit to a referendum on his rule if election officials authorise it.

India court rejects gay petition

India court rejects gay petition 09/02/2004 01:54 PM
The high court in the Indian capital, Delhi, dismisses a petition seeking to legalise homosexuality.

Appeals Court Denies Microsoft Petition

Appeals Court Denies Microsoft Petition 05/24/2004 05:16 PM
Internet News May 24 2004 9:20PM GMT

Mac users petition for Russian
localization in 'Tiger'

Mac users petition for Russian
localization in 'Tiger' 07/21/2004 07:28 AM
A group of Russian Mac users are petitioning Apple to add Russian localization to Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger)...

Appeals Court to Consider New Petition
in the Schiavo Case

Appeals Court to Consider New Petition
in the Schiavo Case 03/30/2005 09:16 AM
The court will consider a request for a new hearing on whether Terri Schiavo's feeding tube should be reconnected.

Airbus Withdraws Petition In Microsoft
EU Case

Airbus Withdraws Petition In Microsoft
EU Case 09/24/2004 04:17 PM
European plane maker, Airbus, has withdrawn its petition in the on going European Union investigation into Microsoft's activities. The withdrawal has been viewed with some suspicion by Microsoft and analysts, as it comes very close to the companies appeal hearing.

Last week, it was made public that Airbus had made a petition to the EU regarding certain points in the ruling that it was concerned about. It expressed concerns that the judgement could restrict its ability to pick suppliers, and might hamper its business. The intervention by the company was seen as a boost to the case for Microsoft, showing the wider implications of a ruling against Microsoft.

Microsoft's chief legal representative in Europe, Horacio Gutierrez, described Airbus' action as ‘unusual’, and strange so close to the companies appeal hearing next week. Trying to put a positive face on the action, he remarked that "these actions may illustrate why other industry leaders have been sympathetic to the merits of our case but reluctant to come forward and explain the negative consequences of the commission's decision".

The case continues; Microsoft's EU appeal begins in a few weeks.

View: Story @ Bink.nu


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Real's petition backfires thanks to
Apple fans

Real's petition backfires thanks to
Apple fans 08/17/2004 10:58 AM
In addition to its new anti-Apple Web site, RealNetworks has created an online petition aimed at Apple: Dear Apple, Your company has long stood for innovation and open competition...

Sign petition for more Live Mer Coverage
of Mars

Sign petition for more Live Mer Coverage
of Mars 01/30/2004 07:06 AM
Apparently JPL and Nasa are now crawling back into their shell with almost no live coverage of the MER missions....
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