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?

While the law was originally proposed last year in Ontario, it wasn’t in effect because the legislature didn’t vote on it. Well last week, it got final approval and as soon as the regulations are defined for the law, it will be illegal to talk on your cellphone without a headset.

My current headset is the Aliph Jawbone, however they just released an updated version called Jawbone Prime.