[CivicAccess-discuss] new group in canada

[Stephane Guidoin]

What's the problem ?

Michael Lenczner wrote:

>"Online Rights Canada (ORC) is a grassroots organization that promotes
>the public's interest in technology and information policy. We believe
>that Canadians should have a voice in copyright law, access to
>information, freedom from censorship, and other issues that we face in
>the digital world. Join us by using the form on your right to sign up
>for email updates."
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>On 12/9/05, Michael Lenczner <mlenczner at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>---Original Message-----
>>From: Russell McOrmond [mailto:russell at flora.ca]
>>Sent: December 9, 2005 4:52 PM
>>To: DCC Announcements
>>Cc: General Copyright Discussions; Universal Access Canada; GOSLING
>>members in Ottawa; CANadian OPENsource Education and Research;
>>discuss at linux.ca
>>Subject: [CPI-UA] New Canadian Voice in Digital Rights Issues: Online
>>Rights Canada (ORC)
>>
>>
>>(Please widely circulate!)
>>
>>December 09, 2005
>>New Canadian Voice in Digital Rights Issues
>>
>>Online Rights Canada Launches with EFF, CIPPIC Support
>>
>>Toronto - Online Rights Canada (ORC) launched in Canada Friday, giving
>>Canadians a new voice in critical technology and information policy
>>issues. The grassroots organization is jointly supported by the
>>Canadian
>>
>>Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) and the Electronic
>>Frontier Foundation (EFF).
>>
>>"Canadians are realizing in ever-greater numbers that the online world
>>offers tremendous opportunities for learning, communicating, and
>>innovating, but that those opportunities are at risk as a result of
>>corporate practices, government policies and legal regimes that hinder
>>online privacy and free speech," said Philippa Lawson, Executive
>>Director
>>and General Counsel of CIPPIC. "Online Rights Canada provides a home on
>>the Internet for grassroots activism on digital issues that are
>>important
>>to ordinary Canadians."
>>
>>"With the Canadian government preparing for a January election, all of
>>last year's legislation is back on the drawing board. Canadians now
>>have
>>
>>another chance to present a public interest perspective on issues like
>>copyright reform and increased government surveillance," said Ren
>>Bucholz,
>>EFF's Policy Coordinator, Americas. "We are happy to be launching ORC
>>at
>>
>>such a critical time."
>>
>>One of ORC's first actions is a petition drive against unwarranted
>>surveillance law. A bill proposed in Parliament last month would have
>>allowed law enforcement agencies to obtain personal information without
>>a
>>warrant and forced communications providers to build surveillance
>>backdoors into the hardware that routes phone calls and Internet
>>traffic.
>>The petition asks Canadian lawmakers to protect citizens' privacy
>>rights
>>
>>when the new government convenes in 2006. Other important issues for
>>ORC
>>
>>will include copyright law, access to information, and freedom from
>>censorship.
>>
>>"Today, ORC focuses on digital copyright and lawful access. But there
>>is
>>
>>no reason to restrict the site to those two issues," said CIPPIC Staff
>>Counsel David Fewer. "Our hope is that ORC will evolve into the first
>>place to go for Canadians looking for opportunities to protect their
>>online rights. Anyone can be an activist - Online Rights Canada will
>>give
>>you the tools you need."
>>
>>Online Rights Canada is the latest group to join the global fight for
>>digital rights. Digital Rights Ireland launched earlier this week, and
>>the
>>Open Rights Group launched in the United Kingdom last month.
>>
>>For Online Rights Canada:
>>http://www.onlinerights.ca
>>
>>Contacts:
>>
>>Ren Bucholz
>>Policy Coordinator, Americas
>>Electronic Frontier Foundation
>>ren -at- eff -.- org
>>
>>Philippa Lawson
>>Executive Director
>>Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
>>plawson -at uottawa -.- ca
>>
>>--
>>  Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/>
>>  2378+ Canadians oppose Bill C-60. This bill protects antiquated
>>Recording,
>>  Motion Picture and "software manufacturing" industries from
>>modernization.
>>  http://KillBillC60.ca    Sign-->
>>http://digital-copyright.ca/petition/
>>
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