[d at DCC] wikileaks and Canadian copyright legislation

D. Hugh Redelmeier hugh at mimosa.com
Mon Sep 5 12:19:39 EDT 2011


Geist writes on this topic:
  <http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5986/135/>

What I found particularly offensive was what he described in this 
paragraph:

    Moreover, Addington encouraged the U.S. intensify its lobbying
    efforts, stating "if Canada is elevated to the Special 301
    Priority Watch List (PWL), it would not hamper - and might even
    help - the Government of Canada’s ability to enact
    copyright legislation."  Days later, Canada was elevated on the
    Watch list.

The actual cable isn't quite as clearly horrible.  See the section
numbered 2 in:
  <http://cables.mrkva.eu/cable.php?id=203598>
This matches the quote-within-a-quote but isn't phrased as
"encouraged".


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