Best Buy on my side in the Copyright Fight?
Our customers shouldn’t have to worry about being sued for private, non-commercial activities. Canada is not a litigious “zero tolerance” regime. If the law is amended to facilitate such litigation here, experience suggests that it will surely happen. We agree with Steven Page of the Barenaked Ladies who says, “We think lawsuits … would be terrible for the music business in Canada. It’s short-sighted to say ‘See you in court’ one day and ‘See you at Massey Hall’ the next.”
Seeing the editorial in the Sun from Ron Wilson of Best Buy has floored me. I never expected to see a retailer weigh in on the customers’ side here, but I guess it makes sense. They want to sell electronics and media, and having a restrictive Copyright Act will reduce people’s willingness to buy new equipment if there is a risk of incompatibilities between DRM systems.