Thread: Canadian Government: Copyright bill to clamp down on digital lock-pickers
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Old 03-15-2012, 09:50 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by KevinH View Post
Hi,

I think you missed the point. The digitial lock provisions trump all other uses.

Without changes to the digital lock provisions, all of the other good things in the bill "ie. fair dealing" become worthless. All anyone need add is some minor obfuscation or encryption, call it a DRM system, and now you no longer have any fair dealing uses. Sad really. Since we know DRM does not stop actual pirates, then all Harper's government is doing is kowtowing to big business interests that want to lock you in to their platform and effectively abolish all fair dealing uses.

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No, it doesn't trump all. When tested in court, a judge can strike down portions of a law without negating the entire law.
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