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in a letter used the line "If a digital lock is broken for personal use, it is not realistic that the creator would choose to file a law suit against the consumer, due to legal fees and time involved". Referring to this, Liberal MP
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commented on the digital lock rules. He claimed that they did not actually criminalize every day activities and that critics were misinterpreting them.
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was introduced, it was criticized for "mirroring the previous bill" and bringing back anti-circumvention laws unchanged. These laws were challenged by
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commented on the irony of the government advising
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