My Response to Bill C-61 to Ministers Prentice and Verner

The following is an email response I have sent to Canadian Ministers Prentice and Verner, authors of this latest "attempt" at copyright reform here in Canada (better known as Bill C-61):

I applaud you for attempting to get a first salvo in to sway the public opinion towards your side, but unfortunately the word is out about Bill C-61.

I am dismayed at your vein attempt to masquerade the fact that Bill C-61 is anything more than an attempt to rob Canadians of their rights for fair use for content that they legitamitely own or have access too and in turn give far too much in the way of rights and guarentees to large multi-national corporations. In effect treating honest Canadians like criminals for doing non-criminal acts.

Do not get me wrong, I am a creator of digital media content myself and understand that piracy is an issue and that copyright does need to be updated and refined as your culture and society advance. But it must be done so in a careful balance that protects both the rights of the all consumer and producers, not a small select set of corporations that are too draconian to make the necessary business changes to meet the demands of todays economy and market, not a small, select set of corporations who are using laws and lobbyists to push their agendas while appearing as though they are the weak and undefended victim in all this, which they are most certainly not.

I have already written my MP (Mike Lake, P.C.) and asked that he not support Bill C-61 and it is my hope that both Mr Prentice and Verner will withdraw their bill as they will see that the vast majority of Canadians will never support a Bill such as this which takes away their legitmate rights towards materials they have legally purchased or have access to.

Lastly I feel that I should remind you that as an MP your job first and foremost is to protect the rights of Canada, its citizens and most importantly the constituents that you represent, and in my honest opinion, your Bill C-61 fails on all of those.


Logan Foster

Once again I ask that each and every citizen of Canada write their MP and inform them not to support Bill C-61.