Thursday, May 29, 2008

Copyright deal could toughen rules governing info on iPods, computers

WTF?

The federal government is secretly negotiating an agreement to revamp international copyright laws which could make the information on Canadian iPods, laptop computers or other personal electronic devices illegal and greatly increase the difficulty of travelling with such devices.

The deal could also impose strict regulations on Internet service providers, forcing those companies to hand over customer information without a court order.


Scummy stuff like this is always done secretly.

Read more here.

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