OTTAWA - The federal government is secretly negotiating an agreement to revamp international copyright laws which could make the information on Canadian iPods, laptop computers or other personal electronic devices illegal and greatly increase the difficulty of travelling with such devices.
The deal could also impose strict regulations on Internet service providers, forcing those companies to hand over customer information without a court order. [...]
The deal would create a international regulator that could turn border guards and other public security personnel into copyright police. The security officials would be charged with checking laptops, iPods and even cellular phones for content that "infringes" on copyright laws, such as ripped CDs and movies.
The guards would also be responsible for determining what is infringing content and what is not.
The agreement proposes any content that may have been copied from a DVD or digital video recorder would be open for scrutiny by officials - even if the content was copied legally.
Repugnante y deprimente.
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ReplyDeleteEs gracioso que se indignen con un guarda canadiense por no dejar pasar mp3s, cuando los guardas yanquis no dejan pasar una pizza
ReplyDeleteAnónimo, ya lo comentamos varias veces por acá. La situación en Stanstead se está complicando por la cantidad de gente que cruza a EEUU sin pasar por los controles de entrada, algunos por error, otros aprovechan. Es una pena.
ReplyDeleteThe ultimate question -the one that it matters- to enter in The true North is...
ReplyDelete-Any alcohol or tobacco?
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