Election 2011 - Digital Rights & Freedoms

Category	Conservatives	Liberals	NDP	Green
Internet Usage Based Billing - Transfer Caps - A way for Bell and Rogers to destroy the competition	Oppose UBB	Oppose UBB	Oppose UBB	Oppose UBB
Fair Use on Digital Media - Make copies of purchased music and videos for personal use only	Abolish Fair Use on Digital Media Implications Illegal to unlock your cell phone Illegal to transfer your DVDs to devices like iPADs / Android tablets Illegal to backup your DVDs Illegal to convert your CDs into MP3s Illegal to record Digital TV Give big business a shelter from criticism in the Digital Domain	Support Fair Use on Digital Media	Support Fair Use on Digital Media	Support Fair Use on Digital Media
Net Neutrality - ISPs can't block the competition - Bell & Roger's can't block Netflix	Non-committal	Support	Support	Support
Net Throttling - slowing peer-to-peer connections	Unknown	Oppose throttling	Oppose throttling	Unknown
Open Government data	Unknown	Support	Support	Strongly Support
Internet Surveillance - Big Brother is watching you!	Support warrentless wiretapping Implication - Government will... have access to your web browsing history. know who you have sent and received emails from. know who you have engaged in peer-to-peer connections with.	Unknown	Unknown	Oppose warrentless wiretapping

Sources
University of Ottawa Law professor Michael Geist's Blog
Green party's view on copyright
Green party's position on UBB

Author : DrWho
April 26, 2011