>Relying on other countries can't ever be a long term solution. It is the only solution that can put any pressure on the US in a macro sense. The DMCA is a uni

>Relying on other countries can't ever be a long term solution. It is the only solution that can put any pressure on the US in a macro sense. The DMCA is a uniquely American creation, and it will remain in tact until the US starts losing intellectual capital to other countries. Such a thing is not likely to happen any time soon, but in a decade or two, the US will still be arguing which Larry owns the copyright to a header file, while China and others would have moved on to far more interesting challenges.