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Comment Return to Window 3.1 (Score 1) 862

by mosquitobite on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @12:51PM (#37614078) Attached to: Microsoft Killed the Start Menu Because No One Uses It

Isn't this like returning to Windows 3.1? "Now the circle is complete." -Darth Vader

Comment Defense May Only Apply in Canada (Score 1) 119

by mosquitobite on Wednesday September 28, 2011 @12:30PM (#37541206) Attached to: Canadian Government Says DRM Circumvention Not Related To Copyright

My take on what this means after reading his blog is that the copyrighted material is viewed as [intelectual] property. Breaking this lock would violate property protection, which is part of provincial law, and not federal law. So it would be unconstitutional to enforce a federal law that would control something that is within the provincial duristiction.

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