German publishers owe writers €100M in misappropriated royalties

Well, it was.

Now, if they stick a TPM on it, it’s illegal to circumvent it, so while it may be technically legal to copy music, now it is technically impossible to legally achieve, if it involves circumventing a TPM.

:black_medium_small_square:Under proposed section 41.1 of the Act, it is prohibited to circumvent the first category of TPM, being locks that control access to a work, even if the work subject to the TPM is legally acquired.

From: http://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/LegislativeSummaries/bills_ls.asp?Language=E&ls=C11&Mode=1&Parl=41&Ses=1&source=library_prb#a13

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