DMCA.CA unveilled; Bill C-61

[solarbird]

Courtesy rhykan, there's an action against the Canadian DMCA at copyrightforcanadians.ca:

After months of hesitation, Industry Minister Jim Prentice has finally revealed his re-write of Canada's rules of copyright. As expected, the bill contains major concessions to the American entertainment industry. Prentice's bill forbids Canadians from engaging in ordinary practices such as ripping DVDs onto video iPods, unlocking digital phones for use with a competitor’s services, and paves the road for US-style consumer lawsuits for file-sharing. Tell your MP to represent you in the forthcoming copyright debate, and stop Prentice from steamrolling a bill that's worse than America's DMCA through Parliament without listening to Canadian voices.

You can contact your MP through this page on the copyrightforcanadians.ca website, or through your own means as you see fit.