Astroturf Bill C-32 groups started by CRIA
There are a number of citizen’s groups that have formed around the new Canadian copyright bill C-32, nicknamed the DMCA for Canada. Most of these groups are real people concerned about changes to Canadian copyright policies in the digital age. Now, via Michael Geist, comes the story of Balanced Copyright for Canada, a group preteneding to be ordinary citizens, but apparently created by the CRIA (Canadian Record Industry Association don’t you know).
They’re making use of the same social media tools that grassroots organizations on either side of the argument use on a regular basis, which in it’s own right is fine. What’s not so fine is that the CRIA, and it’s US counterpart the RIAA feel the need to hide behind a fake organization pretending to be something it’s not. In one of the more amusing turns, a couple of days ago Jesse Brown, a reporter for TV Ontario, decided to google the member list of the group, and found that most weren’t just people from all walks of life, but worked for major music labels.
As usual, you can read all the details at Michael Geist’s blog.
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