Michael Geist - The New Copyright MPs
While copyright reform is unlikely to emerge as a top legislative
priority in the current economic environment, there is little doubt
that the Conservative minority government will return to the issue
(whether Jim Prentice leads that charge as Industry Minister or shifts
to Foreign Affairs is a separate matter). With that in mind, having
Members of Parliament who will speak out on the need for a balanced
approach to copyright that preserves user rights is essential. Coming
out of last night's election, 34 candidates who supported the copyright
pledge during the campaign were elected - 11 Liberals and 23 New
Democrats, covering 8 of 10 provinces (only NB and Saskatchewan do not
have a copyright MP). In some ridings - particularly
Edmonton-Strathcona where Conservative Rahim Jaffer lost to the NDP's
Linda Duncan - it is certainly possible that copyright swung enough
votes to help make the difference.
While copyright reform is unlikely to emerge as a top legislative
priority in the current economic environment, there is little doubt
that the Conservative minority government will return to the issue
(whether Jim Prentice leads that charge as Industry Minister or shifts
to Foreign Affairs is a separate matter). With that in mind, having
Members of Parliament who will speak out on the need for a balanced
approach to copyright that preserves user rights is essential. Coming
out of last night's election, 34 candidates who supported the copyright
pledge during the campaign were elected - 11 Liberals and 23 New
Democrats, covering 8 of 10 provinces (only NB and Saskatchewan do not
have a copyright MP). In some ridings - particularly
Edmonton-Strathcona where Conservative Rahim Jaffer lost to the NDP's
Linda Duncan - it is certainly possible that copyright swung enough
votes to help make the difference.
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