Copyright infringement a debatable issue

The British Columbia software programmer thinks he shouldn't feel guilty for recording a television show to watch later or ripping a CD he's purchased to upload to his iPod.

"I don't want to do anything commercial. I just want to do something in my home."

Brand, of New Westminster, is waiting to find out whether the federal government is going to expressly permit what is already common practice for millions of consumers in Canada in its much-anticipated copyright law, expected to be tabled at the end of the month.

But concerns are growing whether it will be good for consumers.

Representatives of the U.S. government and the entertainment industry met on Wednesday night with a group of MPs studying intellectual property to talk about cracking down on copyright infringements.

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