The DMCA was introduced and passed in to law with good intention, as most regulations and laws are. It was to combat from out right theft on the Internet. People thought if it was on the Internet it was public domain. So it was one of those laws that when first introduced was greeted favorably by most every one here in the USA. Understandably abuse has crept in.
Does any one know how the EUCD works? It's suppose to be Europe's version of the DMCA.