Finnish campaigners seek crowdsourced change to copyright legislation

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Finnish campaigners seek crowdsourced change to copyright legislation

Glen Newton
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-01/24/finland-copyright-law-crowdsource

"Finland's government amended the national constitution so that, from
March 2012, citizens could submit petitions to the so-called Open
Ministry and crowdsource drafts before putting them to public vote.
Unlike other countries (like the US or UK) where reaching a certain
number of signatures only means that the government has to take a look
at it, or discuss it in the legislature, the amendment forces the
Finnish government to examine the law, make any clarifications it
feels necessary, and then put it to a vote."

WOW! Changed the constitution.
  Good luck with that, Canada!  ;-)

-Glen

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