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> Or is it just an artefact of getting my Canada news from HN?

Bingo.

Look up how many individuals end up getting sued for massive settlements (i.e. extorted into settling) in Canada vs the US.



Also, Canada's copyright laws in general are much saner than in the USA. For example, (unless it's changed recently - I know there's been discussion), if you have a copyrighted work, (say a CD), you're allowed to make a copy for yourself for backup purposes.

It may even be legal to break the "digital lock" on things like DVDs and Blu-Rays in order to create your backup copy, but I'm not 100% sure about that.


Do you have the numbers?




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