Friday, June 20, 2008

The Honourable Minister of American Media Interests

Jimminy Prentice dodges, weaves, fibs and smirks. Angus just kicks his lying arse. Evidently Mr Prentice is unaware of Canada's existing policies toward private copying. He claims that for the first time in Canadian history, private copying is allowed. Which sort of misses that whole business of Canadian's paying hundreds of millions of dollars to the entertainment industries through a levy on blank discs and tapes expressly in compensation for private copying. We pay for that privilege and have done for some years. The Minister is a liar, as well as being a messenger boy for his corporate masters south of the 49th. He can squeal made-in-Canada until his nasty little head caves in but the truth will out.



For more detailed and expert information please check out this Q&A hosted by the Globe.

Tip of the hat to mrs cake for the Globe link.

2 comments:

Cameron Campbell said...

OMG.. this Angus guy torn him a new butt....

and wtf was up with the speaker? Is that what really passes as a rebuke from the chair these days..

Cameron Campbell said...

That Q and A is amazing and horrifying.