We mustn't cave in to copyright bullying

We mustn't cave in to copyright bullying (Toronto Star)

Canada and the United States have very different economies that are based on very different things. One of of the biggest differences is the United States' large amount of cultural exports compared to Canada. This means that these cultural exports are covered by strong copyright laws in the United States. The US cannot enforce its law in other countries though. There has been a major lobbying push to force other countries to support US copyright laws. The United States holds a lot of power in world trade agreements so they set up systems that force other countries to make concessions in copyright laws in order to gain other things from US policy. Canada doesn't need a trade agreement because of the NAFTA agreement signed in the early 90s. Canada can also throw around more weight then some other smaller countries can, with a pretty well functioning economy.

Since I don't agree with the bullying that the US copyright holders of the United States have engaged in, I am glad to see someone stand up to them. I hope more countries refuse to support the flawed copyright system that is currently in place.