Open Letter to Ministers re: Bill C-61

Here is a great open letter by Hugh McGuire (founder of the volunteers created free audio books project LibriVox.org). A must read.

Here is an excerpt from the open letter (emphasis mine),

“The future of knowledge is digital. Bill C-61 is not just about mp3s of the latest rock n’ roll songs, or DVDs of television shows. Bill C-61 is about how Canadians can access, share, consume and use knowledge of all kinds.

If we are to have new copyright legislation in Canada, let’s be sure that we understand what we are doing, and why we are doing it. Let’s be sure that the new copyright legislation at least makes an attempt to understand the changes happening around us.“