In his blog, Michal Geist discusses the adverse effects of the Canadian DMCA.  The Candadian DMCA is closely modeled on the U.S. DMCA.  Geist, after only perusing the Canadian DMCA made five main points during this blog entry, three of which I will be using

Although there are seemingly positive provisions in the Canadian DMCA, there are undermined by fine print, digital lock provisions.  Provisions such as the private copying of music now become illegal with these digital lock provisions.  One everyday situation is putting your favorite DVD onto your new iPod touch, now becomes copyright infringement.

The digital lock provisions are one addition to the Canadian DMCA that is not in the U.S. DMCA.  There is a ban on giving out technology that can be used for circumvention.  Even buying an unlocked cell phone would be considered infringement.

$500 fine per infringement; $5,000 after one notice; 10,000 after
If you can’t afford this, then it’s jail time.                                                                

This blog offers a different perspective.  Geist offers a contrasting DMCA that is even worse than the U.S. DMCA.  I will be using this perspective as a reference point.  Measuring the effectiveness of the Canadian DMCA to the U.S. DMCA.  Would a stricter DMCA, similar to Canada’s, be more affective at preventing copyright infringement?  Or Would the New Zealand, more balanced approach be more affective?  What changes could be more affective for the U.S. DMCA?  I will use this Canadian perspective as a means of helping to answer these questions.  I will be looking at the effectiveness of a stricter DMCA in this digital age.