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WTF Canada?

VANCOUVER, Canada — The Canadian government is secretly negotiating an agreement to revamp international copyright laws that could make information stored on iPods, laptops and other devices illegal, according to a leaked government document reported in Vancouver newspaper The Province.

The agreement also would force Internet service providers to hand over customer information without a court order.

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which would not need approval from the Canadian Parliament, would see Canada join the U.S. and the European Union in a coalition against copyright infringement.

I would bitch about my freedoms being taken, but this is Canada, not America. I remember a few years ago, when Bush was voted in for his 2nd term, so many people threatened (and a lot even did) to move to Canada. I wonder how many of them will move back now.

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Posted by Cynode - May 28, 2008 at 11:13 pm

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