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From Fair Copyright Toronto

On June 12, 2008 Industry Minister Jim Prentice and Canadian Heritage Minister Josée Verner introduced Bill C-61 – the Canadian DMCA. It is apparent that the worst fears of thousands of Canadians have been realized. Contrary to the media spin and a handful of headline-grabbing provisions, this Bill clearly adopts the American approach to digital copyright law. Something which should be very troubling to every Canadian consumer and creator. The most worrisome component of Bill C-61 is the anti-circumvention provisions, which undermines each of the new made-in-Canada user rights being used to sell this legislation to the Canadian public.

Contents 1 Past Events 2 Get Active 3 Ridings & Meeting Resources 3.1 MP Meeting Strategy 3.2 Electoral Ridings in Toronto 3.3 Talking Points on C-61 3.4 Tips On Meeting Your MP 4 Other chapter wikis 5 Other resources and materials

Past Events

Strategy Building Session With Michael Geist - July 24, 2008 @ 7PM

The Toronto Chapter of the Fair Copyright for Canada movement will be hosting an informational and strategy building session with keynote speaker Michael Geist at the Edward Day Gallery on July 24, 2008 at 7pm. In addition, you will also have the opportunity to view the Appropos art exhibition. This exhibition is based on the work of artists whose use of incorporating borrowed elements from popular culture for the purpose of creating new work, stands to be outlawed by Bill C-61.

Get Active

Mailing List - Follow the link to subscribe to the mailing list or read the archives.

Ridings & Meeting Resources

MP Meeting Strategy

Following the strategy session with Michael Geist on July 24, 2008 the group was broken down by riding and distributed this strategy package. Our immediate strategy is to arrange as many MP meetings as possible within the next 2 to 3 weeks.

Electoral Ridings in Toronto

• Ajax Pickering
• Beaches East York
• Davenport
• Don Valley East
• Don Valley West
• Etobicoke Centre
• Etobicoke Lakeshore
• Eglinton Lawrence
• Etobicoke North
• Oshawa
• Oshawa Whitby
• Parkdale High Park
• Pickering Scarborough East
• Scarborough Agincourt
• Scarborough Centre
• Scarborough Guildwood
• Scarborough Rouge River
• Scarborough Southwest
• St Paul's
• Thornhill
• Toronto Centre
• Toronto Danforth
• Trinity Spadina
• Vaughan
• Willowdale
• York Centre
• York South Weston
• York West

Talking Points on C-61

Here are some simple, bite-sized arguments against Bill C-61. Feel free to add your own!

Tips On Meeting Your MP

Talking to your MP face-to-face can have an enormous impact. Visiting an MP's office shows that constituents care enough about an issue to take time out of their day, puts a face on an otherwise abstract issue, and gives normal people like us a chance to be advocates. However, it can also be daunting! Before you go, read our "Tips On Meeting Your MP".

Other chapter wikis

• Montreal
• Ottawa
• Vancouver

Please try and avoid duplication of effort between chapters. Apparently there will be a national content management system (CMS) set up in the next few weeks.

Other resources and materials

Here are some other useful files for promotion:

• Petition Against C-61 (PDF) (editable Open Office original)
  • NOTE: you must change the original file and create your own PDF if you use the petition outside of Trinity-Spadina Toronto riding
• What does Bill C-61 mean for you?‎ (PDF) (editable Scribus original)