Re: [ARSCLIST] Copyright pressure put on Canada...

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steven C. Barr(x) wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Roger and Allison Kulp" <thorenstd124@xxxxxxxxx>
> > There with the terrorists ! Invade 'em ! Nuke 'em !
> > Official White Horse Souse
> > "Richard L. Hess" <arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2007/02/14/copyright-pressure.html
> > I suspect that part of the pressure has to do with lengthening
> > Canada's 50-year copyright term when they use terms like "bring into
> > line" but the article appears to focus on immediate piracy.
> Actually, the "immediate piracy" supposedly occured in Montreal, and
> involved digital-video-camera "filming" of newly released films for
> pirate sale. However...CRIA would dearly love to get the same "eternity
> plus 50 years" term that RIAA managed to obtain south of the border!
>
> The next question, of course, is: "Which partially-famous entertainment
> figure can we successfully run for MP (or appoint to the senate?!) and
> then arrange a tragic death for...?!
>
> Who'll be the Canuck Sonny Bono...?!
>
> Steven C. Barr
>                                    
William Shatner? (No, actually I'm enjoying him in Boston Legal.) How about 
Celine..Gretzky..my loathing for Adrienne Clarkson knows no bounds but I don't 
want to give her another 9 seconds of fame and tragic death is too good for her.

dl