An unsigned reader writes "Like the preceding Bill C-60 before it, the draft Bill C-61 that would bring DMCA-like laws to Canada is poised to die on the order table, never to receive a vote, as the current minority domination falls. An other side call is bent upon in days. Everybody expects that some form of these laws will be back yet again (third time's a charm?). There are too many interests pushing for change to let it go. But here's a chance for Canadians to affect politicians about it in an appointment campaign, and hopefully strike a better balance. And for those of you in the rest of the world who are laboring under a DMCA-like copyright law, let's hear your stories about why such laws are a good or bad idea, and if bad, how you would amend the law to make it tolerable. With the polls maybe on Oct. 14th, Canadians will be looking for a few good ideas."

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