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The Green Party of Canada has a record of opposing such IP laws, I doubt throwing money at the major parties will change their stance unless you're secretly part of the Dave Thompson family.

If you're opposed to switching party affiliation, the EFF is probably what you're looking for.

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I'm a US national these days, but I'm speaking more generally here. I donate to the EFF and I've donated to OpenMedia.ca as well in response to the other comment and while I'm aware that every bit helps help I'm concerned it's not enough, and that these organizations aren't focused enough on fighting the evils of IP law.

I guess I'm saying I'm increasingly sure that this is the hill I want to die on. I want to do more than just donate. I want to get something done. I am ready to let this issue live constantly in my head as more than something that makes me mad. I want to fix it. This needs to change. The narrative needs to change.

P.S. Louis Rossman's campaign for the Right to Repair is probably a good place to toss some money.

P.P.S. To be clear I don't think we should abolish IP law entirely, just turn down the volume like 70%.

I would still suggest the Green Party then. Neither of the major parties will try to change this unless we make it clear that we won't vote for them until their position on these issues change.

Other options, scream at the void, or get rich enough to try and force Supreme Court cases.

>P.S. Louis Rossman's campaign for the Right to Repair is probably a good place to toss some money.

Late P.S. This[1] demonstrates my point on backing such campaigns. The major parties applauded the Right to Repair's arguments, and then voted down the law as there were "too many questions." A campaign alone won't be enough to sway them.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx8w7b/colorado-denied-its-c...

The proposed law was very badly written no wonder it was voted down. You can check it for yourself its 11 pages instead of reading the biased vice coverage.

The law itself doesn't feature the legislature's response, which is what I take issue with.

Unfortunately, the greens also oppose GMOs, fluoride and wifi, and flirt with all sorts of other pseudoscience... so empowering them is just trading one issue for another.

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/elizabeth-mays-so-cal...

I don't claim to be an expert on the Green Party of Canada, but searching their site shows they haven't discussed fluoride in over a decade, suggesting their policy has shifted. Additionally, searching "WiFi" shows May clarifying her position was that there was a lack of evidence on the subject and it wasn't a Green Party priority years before your (frankly ancient) article was written.

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