[Fwd: Media Advisory: Canadian Software Innovation Alliance]

   Other Canadian FLOSS businesses should be heavily involved as well! 
If you weren't yet aware of the CSIA, please get in contact with them!

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Subject: 	Media Advisory: Canadian Software Innovation Alliance
Date: 	Tue, 3 Jun 2008 09:34:54 -0400
From: 	Canadian Software Innovation Alliance
To: 	<info  at softwareinnovation.ca>

For Immediate Release

Open Source Group Weighs in on Copyright
Canadian Software Innovation Alliance highlights need for careful
copyright reform

Ottawa, June 3, 2008

A new coalition of Canadian software businesses and supporters is
concerned about how reforms to Canadian copyright laws might affect the
open source business model. The Canadian Software Innovation Alliance
(CSIA) represents over 20 businesses that specialize in open source
software.  In response to rumors of a new copyright bill set to hit the
House of Commons before the summer recess, the CSIA today announced the
public release of their White Paper.  The CSIA has provided the White
Paper to Industry Minister Jim Prentice and Heritage Minister Josée
Verner in an open letter jointly addressed to the two Ministers.

The CSIA is particularly concerned about potential changes to copyright
law, such as making it illegal to tamper with technological protection