OT: Copyright law changes could leave consumers vulnerable

[phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org]

> I'm not up to speed on what is in the new law but I expect that it
> will have anti-circumvention rules protecting DRM.  This could be very
> bad -- the US equivalent is the DMCA and we know how horrible that has
> been (it will only get worse).
>
> NOW IS THE TIME TO TALK TO YOUR MP.  Unfortunately, your MP is
> probably not of the governing party.

You've given us some hints, but it would help my enthusiasm for this cause
if I understood what are the implications for someone who has no interest
in popular culture, eg, does not own a TV set. (I suspect that many of us
in this group have migrated from TV to things like Slashdot and
Wikipedia.)

Incidentally, my MP is Jack Layton, and the NDP elected Peggy Nash to
replace the liberal MP (name mercifully forgotten) who was pro DRM. So
talking to the opposition might not be completely ineffective.

-- 
Peter Hiscocks
Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto
http://www.syscompdesign.com
USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator
647-839-0325

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