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Jack Layton Responds on Copyright Reform - with some actual commitment!

I am very pleased to report that my party (yes, I am biased) leader responded to my letter on copyright reform today. Here is the text:

Thank you for writing me with your concerns over the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).

Recent reports confirming that the government is in secret meetings to negotiate the terms of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is yet another example of the way this government is allowing U.S. corporate interests to lead Canada around by the nose. These secret ACTA talks in Geneva are likely to result in treating children who trade songs for their iPods like members of international counterfeiting rings; institutionalize the mandatory snooping of personal Internet use; legislate the seizure of personal computers at the border to search for copyrighted materials; and make it easier to use heavy-handed lawsuits against individuals as a tool to prevent file-sharing.

The following link is video from my NDP colleague Charlie Angus raising this issue during Question Period in the House of Commons: http://www.charlieangus.net/houseitem.php?id=97.

You may also be interested to know that we have called on Bell Mobility and TELUS Mobility to put an end to their 15 cent charge for all incoming text messages. If you are against this text-message cash-grab, I encourage you to sign our petition at: http://www.ndp.ca/page/6577, join the Facebook group at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42606695760, and tell your friends!

Again, I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue. All the best.

Sincerely,
Jack Layton, MP (Toronto-Danforth)
Leader, Canada’s New Democrats

Even if this is a form letter, it is unlike the non-commited response I got from the liberals, or the form letter response I got from Jim Prentice. This e-mail shows the knock-down action that occurred in the house with Charlie Angus, and I would think promises further action on the issue. Go NDP - make us proud!

For all of you wondering what to do about copyright reform over the summer, I suggest signing up for a free account at Blogger or any other blogsite and start blogging on the issue. Write to your MP and all of the political parties, although I think we have to accept at this point that the Conservatives aren’t going to change the law much and will just send form letters back to you as per the Harper politbureau. Post their responses, and let’s keep Canada the land of the free.

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