MCATwannabe Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 So apparently new bill C-11, the modernization of Canada's copyright law has been passed by the house, on it's way to quickly become law within the week. Apparently people can't play music at weddings and other events unless pay a hefty licensing fee for each music. Oh and you can't break DRM on an Apple ebook you bought to transfer it to your kindle. What do you think about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 No free lunches. Creativty is entitled to be rewarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Digital locks provision is retarded. The rest is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCATwannabe Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Apparently school performances are ok. I'm thinking soon karaoke nights would be booked at schools. Don't know how they will sell alcohol at schools though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 What am I missing here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCATwannabe Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Ok so the law limits the use of any copyright material in public events. Say you want to play certain band's song in your wedding. You need to pay 9 dollars per track if your number of guess are below 100, and extra if depending on the number of the guests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markov79 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 is the end goal here to protect the creator's rights, or are there "deeper" politics involved? srs question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 No politics as I understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCATwannabe Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I can't understand how singing a song at karaoke would infringe on anyone's right. It's rather free promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 If it was your copyright, you would then understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCATwannabe Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I would be honoured if someone sang my song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhivest Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Reminds me of sopa. Record label companies want more money. What else is new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch3wbacca1991 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 If it was your copyright, you would then understand. monsanto has the same mentality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 song writers are not Monsanto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Lets be honest here. The money is not for the artists themselves. Its for their record labels. Depending on the artist's contract they may see little to none of the money from this stupid bill. This is just another extension of control over Canadians. We're not very good at defending our liberty TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch3wbacca1991 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 If it was your copyright, you would then understand. bet you won't be saying the same thing when monsanto has all the seeds! lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 not so sure about that....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch3wbacca1991 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Lets be honest here. The money is not for the artists themselves. Its for their record labels. Depending on the artist's contract they may see little to none of the money from this stupid bill. This is just another extension of control over Canadians. We're not very good at defending our liberty TBH. 100% agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch3wbacca1991 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 song writers are not Monsanto. This isn't just about song writers. Like deeman mentioned its about civil liberties. As you can see in the news the trend right now is slowly but surely one by one our liberty is slowly being taken away. We gotta give resistance when we can. If we don't next thing you know it we will be living under tyranny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Well, I'm not publishing any more songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixFlare500 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I would be honoured if someone sang my song. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyK Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Satellite radio wedding songs, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCATwannabe Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Satellite radio wedding songs, anyone? That thing costs a load. I rather pay for couple of tracks and put them on repeat. Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomSmasherXVIII Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 The new law isn't going to change anything. So what if it's illegal to play certain music at a wedding? Nobody will know whether you've paid your dues, or if you're just playing satalite radio or youtube videos. So what if it's illegal to break digital locks on media? This has been illegal in the US since the DMCA and it hasn't stopped anybody. It's an unenforcable law. The law is a futile attempt to defer the inevitable death of the recording industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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