Canadian copyright-action plan?

[Russell McOrmond]

Patrick wrote:
> Could someone put together a check list of things we should do and some 
> helpful addresses?

   You should be writing your own MP.  If you want to get a letter to 
the Minister, then send a letter to your MP and have your MP forward it 
to the Ministers and issue critics (for an opposition MP).

   Letters written directly to the Minister tend to show up as part of 
statistics at best (50 people sent letters about "Copyright"), and may 
never show up in front of the Minister at all.  It is quite different 
when a letter comes from an MP to a Minister, and in this case the 
Minister is far more likely to see the letter and advise staff on the 
response.


   We have created some sample letters at 
http://www.digital-copyright.ca/letters which people can send, or use as 
a template.  We would appreciate being told about responses.  If you 
could post responses attached to the relevant MP, that will tell other 
people in the same riding what has already been said (or not said).


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  Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/>
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