Letter to Political Representatives

'''Here is a template of an letter you can use in contacting your Leaders. '''

Dear Mr./Mrs./Ms. (insert last name),

Hello, my name is (insert your name).

I am writing to you today because I am gravely concerned about the recent desire from the Federal Government to change the Copyright Laws in Canada. From my understanding the government is close to introducing new copyright laws into Canada. There are concerns that this legislation will mirror the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) which has harsh anti-consumer laws that criminalize many activities that Canadians, especially young Canadians do on a daily basis. Some of these activities include transferring music to their iPods, making personal copies of their music and using time shifting devices.

Other issues Canadians have are things like DRM (Digital Rights Management), which is technology that restricts the uses the product has to the consumer. The current copyright laws need only to be updated to protect the privacy of Canadians and help artists. I as well as many other Canadians consider this an election issue. Canadians have no intention putting up with a "Made in the America" version of the DMCA. This is not only a method to support failed business models but an American solution being pushed onto Canada.

I hope that you defend the average Canadians and not the big media companies. It is not just Canadians who oppose these laws - Canadian artists, as well as Canadian recording companies are opposing these laws. Canadians have no desire for the government or corporations to ignore or diminish our rights.

Canada is known around the world for being a creative, democratic and fair nation. I hope that the Government of Canada will reflect those values in the solution for the issues at hand.

For more information you can find our website at piratepartyofcanada.ca

Sincerely,

(insert your name)

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