Isn't this wonderful, now the Harper Government wants to make you guilt of copyright infringement if you own an electronic device. The possession of a laptop or cell phone will give the police the right to stop and search you without warrant or cause. And even if you have legally acquired the content, you purchased the CD and ripped it onto your device which is allowed, you will be subject to further review until they are satisfied you haven't "pirated" anything.
Is this really the type of society we want to be living in? Subject to search at the whim of any cop having a bad day.
From The Province newspaper
As for Canada not having strong protections for Intellectual Property, it is a myth. But like any political lie, if you yell it loud and long enough it becomes reality. According to the 2008 World Economic Forum the countries with the strongest Intellectual Property protections are:
1. Germany
2. United Kingdom
3. France
4. Canada
5. Japan
6. United States
7. Italy
8. Russia
We don't have weak laws, we don't to rescind individual protections to fight the crimes of the 21th century, we should not allow political employee's to dictate what type of a society we as Canadians want to live in.
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