dewline | Another note on DRM: Canadian Plans vs. EU Reality? (Reply)

More on C-11, triggered by the claim of one of the Harper cabinet members that "the Europeans have already gone with these TPM rules with no complaints about legal uses being rendered off-limits by digital lock technologies.

Except that his claims ain't exactly so.

Source: michaelgeist.ca

Challenging the New Digital Lock Talking Point: Why European Rules Are More Flexible Than C-11

"The debate over C-11 resumed this week in the House of Commons with Paul Calandra, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, invoking a claim that raises the question of how the Canadian digital lock rules compare to those found in Europe. In response to the ongoing concerns with Bill C-11's digital lock rules - they are easily the most discussed issue during the debates - Calandra stated:

We know that in Europe there is much greater support for TPMs and that has not actually reduced the availability of content online. Does she have any rationale for thinking Canada's less stringent use of TPMs through the bill would somehow reduce the availability of content for Canadian consumers?

Calandra's comments raise two issues: (1) whether the Europe has stricter support for digital locks; and (2) whether digital locks reduces the availability of online content."