So asks the Owen Sound Sun-Times in a editorial about the Canadian DMCA that appears in several Osprey Media newspapers throughout Ontario. The editorial opens with "proposed legislation is going to make Canada a nation of criminals." Local media coverage is similarly negative – the Westcoaster titles its coverage "copywrong protection", while the Orillia Packet & Times describes the time shifting provisions and says "well, whoop-tee-doo."
“Is Big Brother Getting a Boost?”
June 17, 2008
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