For the most part, this is a good thing, however the big issue remains about digital locks.
Michael Geist has some great comments on it here http://www.michaelgeist.ca/
As a person that creates software, I want to relate the issue in software terms.
Digital locks fall under Digital Rights Management, otherwise referenced as DRM.
Digital locks are a creation of software. By enforcing digital locks, then digital keys are required to unlock.
DRM based companies will now be rushing to create the ultimate digital lock, and this will then cause many different digital keys to be created to unlock the product so that it can be viewed or read.
This will create a chaos of digital keys for the digital locks. One disc or software program can have one type of lock while another will have a completely different lock and key... lose the key and you have lost your investment in that product.
The legislation wants to criminalize the breaking of a digital lock, thus if you create a software key, the software developer of the key gets to be labeled as a criminal with a heavy fine/jail term. Locks and their reverse keys are created using math. Will math wizards now all get secretly labeled as a possible criminal ?
The Apple Corporation and others, have learned through iTunes that the consumer doesn't appreciate digital locks. Why does the government now believe that the consumer will appreciate digital locks.
Digital locks only screw the consumer, they won't stop the criminal element... ask any real locksmith.
Tell your local MP member of parliment, regardless of party, to save you from the chaos of digital locks.
