Copyright fight through the ages

“If we don’t control it, file sharing will destroy the music business !!!” Then »»» Gut me with a spoon! This new technology blank tapes makes it easy for anyone to duplicate music taking money away from artists and companies who invest in artists!!! Soon there’ll be no new music … Then VCRs »»» Soon there’ll be no new movies … Same same for photocopiers in the 60s »»» Soon there’ll be no new books … CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes as a satirical take on the not-satirical Canadian copyright reform farce as the show explores the “historical struggle between technology and the content industry,” says a YouTube video posted by Michael Geist’s Fair Copyright For Canada . The 22 Minutes show was aired yesterday. Here’s the clip.

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