[JasonCarr]

The global tv coverage is by far the best and likely was seen by the most people.  

http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/video/index.html (June 27 @ 5:57 minutes).

Personally, and no offense to Geist but this country really needs to put some thought into this bill outside of Geist's analysis. What I really wanted out of this rally was to highlight the other issues with the bill besides the digital locks. Yes the digital locks are an issue but where is the representation for the people who file-share?

If we are radical extremists then so be it, I am not interested in where I fall on some arbitrary spectrum of copyright law. I am interested in preventing my lifestyle from becoming criminalized. I have been, as much as possible on these forums and other venues of debate, trying to distance myself ideologically from Michael Geist. Sure he is the heavy hitter on the subject but, plain and simple, he does not support file sharing.  

While I consider this rally a success due to the amount of brochures we got out, the global tv coverage and the support we got from people passing by in the streets. I am saddened that, once again, the digital lock issue was brought into the forefront. In a few months, the opposition parties are going to jump on Moore about the digital lock exceptions and Moore will concede. He will rewrite those parts of the bill, the nation will cheer and I, along with millions of other Canadians, will quietly lose the right to participate in an activity which has defined our creative consumption of the better part of a decade.

I think that if the pirate party wants some ideological direction this is the niche we need to fill. File sharers are out there deserve to be represented. I met a lovely middle aged couple at the rally who politely discussed with me how file sharing has allowed them to enjoy Anime. They saw the flyers we had put up around the city(which only trivially mentioned digital locks) and wanted to show their support. They didn't do so out of some careless disregard for the livelihood of content creators. They did it because file sharing has enriched there lives, it has allowed them to discover something they would of otherwise never have thought to explore.  

File sharing is not stealing and it is not piracy (Oh yeah and it reduces Pollution so the commentators on the Geist Blog can STFU).

[Mikkel Paulson]

We should also assume that the vague nature of the Calgary Herald article was either intentional or due to laziness, because I know I gave the reporter more information than what they reported.

Never attribute to maliciousness what can be attributed to lethargy. Anyway, I once gave a half-hour radio interview on a non-PPCA related matter which resulted in the use of about half of a sentence used on-air.

Bear in mind that, title aside, Steal This Movie contains copyrighted material which could not be reasonably argued to be covered by fair use. Distributing it probably qualifies as copyright infringement.

[Steve Henderson]

Never attribute to maliciousness what can be attributed to lethargy. Anyway, I once gave a half-hour radio interview on a non-PPCA related matter which resulted in the use of about half of a sentence used on-air.

Bear in mind that, title aside, Steal This Movie contains copyrighted material which could not be reasonably argued to be covered by fair use. Distributing it probably qualifies as copyright infringement.

I'd think it would be best to consider all possibilities while weighing the evidence out. If worse comes to worse, I'll pay the fine for copyright infringement. Quite frankly I feel that the film has valuable information that should be shared with the public.

[Mikkel Paulson]

I agree with you, but you are acting (if informally) on behalf of a political party. We as a party need to obey the law. Some people have suggested putting Steal This Movie on CaPT, but that's even more problematic from a copyright standpoint.

[Steve Henderson]

Some people have suggested putting Steal This Movie on CaPT, but that's even more problematic from a copyright standpoint.

We could always link to external torrents.

[Mike Bleskie]

No, we need to make sure that we cannot be remotely touched by DMCAs. That's the whole point. We aren't here to circumvent or break the laws, we're here to change them.

[Mikkel Paulson]

Well, we are not as a Canadian party bound by the American Digital Millennium Copyright Act, but attempting to exploit what is at best a loophole in Canadian law would be a poor public relations choice.

[Nuitari]

Steal this Film is not the same as Steal this Movie.

[Mikkel Paulson]

My mistake.