People can't deny it because they're not even hiding it anymore: Copyright IS theft.

It used to be that copyright was a thinly veiled method of theft which hid under the false guise of "protecting the interests of the artist", yet to anyone who's studied the concept for more than five minutes, it's been clear that it's little more than a state-protected monopoly which really hinders everyone in the long run. Now that they're trying to take even more rights of ownership away, is there really any question at this point? It's taking a jump from spitting on ownership and property to nearly attempting to make consumers into slaves... They've thrown off the veil and are proudly displaying their treacherous thieving ways. Now that their actions are out in the open, will we perhaps see the uneducated crowds that referred to those that tried to protect property as "internet pirates" now come over and help fight against the true thieves, or is it too late and we're all headed down the road to what's essentially little more than an oligarchy?

http://www.androidauthority.com/new-dmca-ruling-jailbreaking-of-smartphones-legal-starting-2013-but-not-for-tablets-126377/

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/26/dmca-update-makes-new-phone-unlocking-illegal/

http://searchengineland.com/dmca-requests-now-used-in-googles-ranking-algorithm-130118