Canadian Politicians Demand DMCA 195
An anonymous reader writes "Michael Geist is reporting that a Canadian parliamentary committee has demanded that the government establish a Canadian DMCA. The demand, which comes in a study on counterfeiting and piracy (PDF) released on Wednesday night, recommends ratification of the WIPO Internet treaties, increasing damage awards for copyright infringement, creating new offenses for selling modification devices, and encouraging prosecutors to seek jail time for piracy violations."
And The Point Would Be...? (Score:5, Funny)
Copyright infringers are the new child molesters (Score:5, Funny)
I used my Ouija board.. I'm getting something.. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What about the citizens? (Score:2, Funny)
No, you're thinking of French people.
Canadians want sex, booze, smokes, and money.
Americans want money, booze, smokes, and to watch sex.
And Mexicans have it all, well, except for the money part.
Re:How does that work exactly? (Score:5, Funny)
And without paying for those lessons! Can we sue them under the DMCA?
Re:In other news... (Score:3, Funny)