US Group Wants Canada Blacklisted Over Piracy

The IIAA wants to add Canada to a blacklist of the worst intellectual property offenders. A powerful coalition of U.S. software, movie and music producers is urging the Bush administration to put Canada on an infamous blacklist of intellectual property villains, alongside China, Russia and Belize. ‘Canada’s chronic failure to modernize its copyright regime has made it a global hub for bootleg movies, pirated software and tiny microchips that allow video-game users to bypass copyright protections.

My favorite quote from the article would have to be, “The disturbing thing is that the Canadian government doesn’t seem to take this very seriously.” Yes, this is all we need. A canuck version of the RIAA and MPAA. Hopefully Canada will not cave in to the threat.

The Globe and Mail