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Questions for the politicians:

By Op-Ed Editor | September 10, 2008

CCC has been discussing questions creators and their organizations might put to the political parties and their candidates. Some suggestions:

Canada has fallen behind every other developed country in copyright reform. What are the plans of your party to implement the WIPO treaties, modernize our legislation and improve the copyright protection of the works of creators?

New technology is affecting creators’ rights in ways that deprive them of compensation for the exploitation of their creations. Is your party considering copyright law policies that will ensure that technology does not negatively impact on creators’ ability to earn a living?

Pirating of creators’ works on the Internet has become widespread. This has resulted in the significant loss of income for musicians and promises to become a major problem for film makers, writers, visual artists and other creators. What does your party plan to do about this problem?

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