Maybe they have finally cought on...
... that they can't shut this down.
These copyright laws they are hopelessly trying to enforce were fine 30 years ago in the analog world, and could easily be enforced in that world. - But the problem today is that the same people that were enforcing them 30 years ago are now trying to enforce it in the digital world, fighting against the people responsible for building and maintaining that world.
As soon as they manage to block one method, two more have been *created* and already put to use. It's a losing battle.
Their only option is to get with the program and adapt their copyright laws to better suit the new digital world; so that we can *freely* use the materials as we see fit without having to go through DMR restrictions and other such crap. - And no, I am not talking about *giving* the materials away. I bet most users of sites like ThePiratebay would be happy to pay for the materials (given that they are sold at reasonable prices!). Just because they *can* steal it doesn't mean they will. (We do have a moral consciousness, you know.)
Unless, of course, rather than use this new technology for everybody's benefit, you try to block it and force us backwards into the analog world. - Or, alternatively, try to impose "analog" restrictions on digital materials (DMR and such methods). -- If you make stealing the only *viable* option...