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April 29, 2011 12:05 am

Wikileaks Says Public Forced Canadian DMCA Delay

An anonymous reader writes "Michael Geist reportsthat a new Wikileakscable confirmsthat the Canadian Conservative government delayed introducing aCanadian DMCA in early 2008 due to public opposition. The UScable notes confirmation came directly from then-Industry Minister JimPrentice, who told U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins that cabinetcolleagues and Conservative MPs were worried about the electoralimplications of copyright reform."

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