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Big publishers are buying draconian legislation because only that will preserve their place in the world. They have gotten away with as much as they have because they control broadcast media, but fewer people are paying attention to that. We are in a race to save the internet before big publishers can destroy it. They demand the same kinds of control over the internet that they had over print and broadcast. That is, the ability to limit what can be shared regardless of who creates it. It's not about entertainment and "piracy", it's about control. The DMCA gives them channel control and the nastier provision give them ability to harass other publishers with cease and desist letters. Windows and Mac have have "copy protection" built in that enforces the rest.

Comboman writes "After months of delays, it is being widely reported that the Canadian government will introduce a bill to parliament today to bring US-style, DCMA-type copyright anti-infringement laws to Canada. First we lose the Hockey Night In Canada theme song and now this. A sad day to be Canadian."