Almost half of respondents support Copyright Act amendments: Angus Reid survey

VANCOUVER – Some 45% of Canadians support amendments to the Copyright Act, while 45% oppose them and 10% are undecided, according to a recent Angus Reid Strategies poll. Earlier in June, the federal government proposed several amendments to the existing Copyright Act, which would fine people $500 for downloading copyrighted material from the Internet and up to $20,000 for hacking digital locks or uploading copyrighted material to file-sharing websites. Not surprising given the rate at which young people download material free from the Internet, young adults aged 18 to 34 (23%) are least in favour of the changes, while older...