6/25/2009

How the Canadian copyright lobby uses fakes, fronts, and circular references to subvert the debate on copyright


After closely watching the way that the Canadian copyright debate has proceeded (from a new copyright bill drafted in secret and off-limits to input by Canadian artists, librarians, ISPs and scholars; to a plagiarized "independent" report that used faked-up research and US lobby-group talking-points to "prove" Canada's copyright pariah statement), Michael Geist has created this handy chart showing how the copyright lobby in Canada uses a variety of fronts to subvert the legislative process.


How the Canadian copyright lobby uses fakes, fronts, and circular references to subvert the debate on copyright
Cory Doctorow
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:34:37 GMT

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