Right; and in this case, I believe that "man, people really care about cell phone unlocking, maybe we should as well!" is more likely to cause the legislation similar the Canadian act ("carriers must unlock if asked", "carriers must be very clear about unlocks", etc.) than anything related tithe DMCA ;P. That's the problem with such a narrow focus: there are more direct solutions to this particular problem that are more likely than DMCA changes that seem to pacify the petition.
(You may have just been demonstrating the efficacy of a petition in the abstract, though, and not about this one in particular. I will then just say "noted", and point out that if this had been "dismantle the DMCA" or something, I would have lent my support to it, despite it being a White House petition ;P.)
(You may have just been demonstrating the efficacy of a petition in the abstract, though, and not about this one in particular. I will then just say "noted", and point out that if this had been "dismantle the DMCA" or something, I would have lent my support to it, despite it being a White House petition ;P.)