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Keep Conflicts Out of Copyright Policy

As the recent Sam Bulte controversy showed, the public doesn't want its legislators taking money from the industries they regulate [scroll to the middle for the Bulte info]. Even if Bulte's aggressive stance on copyright didn't evolve because of the large campaign donations that she accepted from copyright holders, that relationship compromised her independence in the eyes of the public. That's why OnlineRights.ca agrees with Professor Michael Geist's call for all politicians intent on participating in Canadian copyright policy deliberations - regardless of party - to take the "Copyright Pledge." Add your voice, and we'll make sure that Ottawa knows where the Canadian public stands on conflicts of interest in our copyright policy.

Join the 1539 people who have signed this petition. Add your voice below!

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WE THE UNDERSIGNED DECLARE:

We believe that the politicians who craft copyright policy should not take money from a small, wealthy subset of the people whom copyright is intended to serve. In order to address this conflict of interest, we request that Canadian politicians sign the following Copyright Pledge:

"No Member of Parliament who has accepted financial contributions or other benefits from (i) a copyright lobby group, (ii) its corporate members, or (iii) senior executives as well as (iv) a copyright collective shall serve as Minister of Canadian Heritage or as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, nor sit on any legislative committee (parliamentary or standing committees) conducting hearings or deliberations on copyright matters."

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