Instead, it was a very narrow licensing procedure. The big picture was not examined and that was a mistake.
We're now at a point where we are starting to send signals, on behalf of the entire copyright community, that there are some problems (with Bill C-60).
Parliamentarians need to speak out on these issues to address the changing world that we live in, and pass progressive legislation.
Canadians will continue to steal other people's property until we tell them it is wrong and find ways to stop them.
The law currently on the books - that's enforced - is so antiquated that the net result has been, (that) despite all of our best efforts, Canada's become a piracy haven.
This should put some steel in their spine. Canadians overwhelmingly understand that musicians and other artists are harmed by illegal file-swapping and deserve better protection under the law.
The CRTC did not have a policy hearing where everything is on the table.
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