This reminds me of the novel "A Mote in Gods Eye" by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. Who knows, maybe one day we'll be that "mote". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mote_in_God's_Eye

I really don't know why the Canadian government is involved in these negotiations at all as the treaty doesn't stand a snowballs chance in hell of being ratified. Mostly because it would require an admendment to our Charter of Rights and Freedoms in order to become law as it will be kicked out of court on it's ear otherwise. Also, the Copyright Board of Canada would have to be disbanded in spite of having a Royal Charter. We're talking a great big messy Constitutional crisis over file sharing. Not a good idea at the best of times and for a minority Conservative government it is tantamount to political suicide. Should be fun to watch, though.

Maybe or maybe not. I did a quick look through the Dallas news for crime articles related to Bryan Adams school and the place looks pretty scary with assults on teachers doubling in recent years. It might be that at least some of the truants are displaying well honed survival skills. After all, the teachers are scared.