Are you saying that when the current US Administration used the IRS to target groups it disagreed with politically, that that was "The will of the People?" That it was "The will of the People" for the US Administration to send 2000 guns to Mexican drug lords? The People can influence some policies of Government, but our power has become rather limited over the years.

Watermarking can be considered in addition to "secure document" techniques, such as password-protected PDF files. While technology cannot prevent piracy (and just as a printed magazine can be photocopied or scanned and shared), technology can remind users to behave. If each copy can be traced to the original user, those users should be disincented from piracy. Finding a balance between security and usability may be a more difficult issue to resolve.

Other citations? Care to cite any? I have seen nothing suggesting this was an "automated, routine request". If you have more information, please share.