The Federation government is seeking submissions and input into the country’s copyright legislation. I think it’s important that everyone put in submissions so that the voice of the average Canadian can be heard, and not end up with an ill-serving piece of legislation like the DMCA in the States.

Online submissions are being accepted on their website. Things you should consider are:

• Your rights to copy media that you have purchased to different formats and devices. Should you be allowed to copy a song purchased on iTunes onto a CD for a CD player?
• Is file-sharing legal? What are the consequences for sharing files that you do not own? What about consequences if you do own it? What burden of proof is required before a copyright holder can prove that an individual was file sharing?
• The DCMA in the USA makes it illegal to circumvent DRM or other copyright protection techniques, is this a path that Canada should go down?
• What privacy rights do you have when copyright investigations are happening? Are ISP’s allowed to disclose your file sharing history?