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While "many" is very vague, I think the vast majority of Canadians don't have a clue about IP, anti-circumvention, DRM or the DMCA (I mostly know this as I've t

by ojbyrne 16y ago

While "many" is very vague, I think the vast majority of Canadians don't have a clue about IP, anti-circumvention, DRM or the DMCA (I mostly know this as I've talked about these topics with non-technical people). However it is a component of the general feeling that the conservatives are essentially Republicans-lite, basically using the Republican's "southern strategy" of media manipulation and fear, anti-crime propaganda, subtle racism and fear of the "other" to pander to a particular class of voters. In my opinion (Canadian currently in the US).

xiaoma 16y ago
In the US it has traditionally been the Democrats who have had stronger ties to Hollywood and the recording industry. The DCMA, for example was both signed and supported by Clinton. At this point, unfortunately, their support is pretty widespread on both sides of the aisle.