Because this bill does nothing other than pander to major labels. It puts limits on things far beyond music. The new external hard drive Bell is advertising for their PVR. That would be illegal. Every recorded a TV show on your VCR? If you didn't watch it and erase it, that is illegal. Want to unlock your cellphone or jailbreak your iphone? (I'm lookin' at you, FanIn80) That is illegal. There are lots of insane issues like that written into this bill. I'd be willing to be that if this bill passes, 80% of people are going to be violating it, and that isn't hyperbole. But then the Minister has been quoted as saying they aren't going to enforce it! What sort of stupid legislation are they going to implement and then say they aren't going to enforce? That is stupid.
They need to adapt the current Act to account for the way the world is changing. That should be looking forward to encompass and foster the growth of new industries. This will perpetuate the current big media monopolies and create serious barriers on new industries and ideas. The DMCA has been widely criticised for the chilling effects it has had on many areas. This is worse.
It isn't simply, "people want to download free music", and if you simplify the bill to that then you deserve what the bill is going to give you.
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