Canadian DMCA Comic Explains Why You Should Care
by Vinson Van Haaff
So I’ve been following the “made-in-usa” DMCA bill the Canadian Parliament have been trying to pass under the public radar for a few months now, and it’s been hard trying to explain why it’s such a big deal to people. Thankfully, Gordon Duggan of Appropriation Art has created an amazing comic chronicling the fight up until now. I recommend this read to anybody who has any sort of interest in digital media whether its recreationally or professionally (…ahem…). I mean, the Canadian/US border already has claimed the right to search all data storage that passes to the US (scary shit if you ask me). Get involved and check it out!
Link to Appropriation Art site
Also, on a interaction note, the fact that a comic can have external-linkable assets (or on any PDF for that matter) is a sweet design choice to keep in mind, especially with eBook readers on the fringe of the mainstream present, as well as the fact that they’ll soon be gobbled up by the cellphone just like everything else. Think about it. ttfn!