net effect upon society that counts. " it's enough for us as a distinct culture to ponder the fact that our universities are right now looking for "alternatives" to Canadian-created content" So true. And it is too damn bad that A-C is making this necessary. " I simply refuse to accept the upside-down free-culture logic that it is the fault of the content industries that a bunch of jerks have hacked child-porn security measures." Except for the fact that it is not a child-port security measure any longer. It is a general purpose *censorship* measure which is also being used for child-porn. That was Crockett's point, and THAT makes all the difference. The intent is not needed for the evil to still subsist. There is no such thing as reasonable legal protection for DRM, as any legal protection at all requires a sacrifice of someone elses real property rights which I refuse to accept. John, I can't believe you expend so much effort writing on this blog and you don't expect people to come away with some understanding of what your beliefs are. Or are yours suppose to be 'the beliefs that shall not be named'?... Actually you know there is the basis for a good literary villain in that idea! People, including major charities and advocacy groups, warned the media industry not to use a tool specifically meant to fight child pornography as a tool against simple file sharing. They were ignored, now because of that the system which