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| Thread ID: 79313 | 2007-05-16 01:03:00 | I Think This Is Getting Silly Now..... | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 550143 | 2007-05-16 01:03:00 | What could this be? Is it possible that these points are even being considered in the US Legislative Branch? * Make it a crime not just to infringe copyright, but to "attempt" to infringe. * Allowing significantly more wiretaps without judicial oversight for investigation of suspected persons "attempting" to infringe. * Making it easier to actually seize computers "intended to be used in any manner" to commit a crime against copyright . * Increasing the penalties for actions that were "intended to consist of" distribution of "infringing material". * Imposing a sentence of life (as it were) in prison (!) for anyone who "recklessly causes or attempts to cause death" while using counterfeit software (for instance, running a pirated copy of My Little Pirated Subway Train Manager Game v 2.2.0 when a crash occurs). * And here's a cake froster:.......requiring The US-Homeland Security to notify the Recording Industry Association of America (heretofore known as the RIAA) if it spots any pirated CDs coming into the country, a courtesy that wouldn't be granted to any other copyright holder or enforcer. Hopefully this nonsense would be boo'd out of Congress, but with knuckle-draggin', knee-busters in the trees, it's a crap-shoot at best. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 550144 | 2007-05-16 01:34:00 | Sounds like the "Black Shirts" with those red ensigns on their sleeves are about to make there appearence in the US streets. Does Canada require US residents to have visas yet as they may close it when the influx of refugeees from the US heads north or more ironically south to Mexico?? | paulw (1826) | ||
| 550145 | 2007-05-16 05:42:00 | Don't complain, Joe. They are just defending your democratic and constitutional freedoms. If you don't agree, you must be a terrorist, and they'll get really serious about you. ;) | Graham L (2) | ||
| 550146 | 2007-05-16 06:07:00 | Maybe the real problem is that I am posting OUT OF COUNTRY! Ewwww..that might raise a Boolean flag! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 550147 | 2007-05-16 08:05:00 | Maybe the real problem is that I am posting OUT OF COUNTRY! Ewwww . . that might raise a Boolean flag! Lucky your not in the US armed forces as this now seems Verboten!! |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 550148 | 2007-05-16 15:38:00 | The bill could conceivably be expanded, in an extreme case, to interpret a computer full of music next to a spindle of blank CDs as an act of piracy. Found a URL for this "news" story: www.wired.com |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 550149 | 2007-05-16 21:08:00 | The bill could conceivably be expanded, in an extreme case, to interpret a computer full of music next to a spindle of blank CDs as an act of piracy. Just make sure never to be caught with an empty cd spindle and half a sheet of stamps. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 550150 | 2007-05-18 04:26:00 | SUPPOSE THEY BOILED A FROG AND NOBODY NOTICED? Let's see a couple of items here: <from: . com . com/2100-1028-6184604 . html?tag=tb" target="_blank">news . com . com > "The group's formation drew applause from key politicians who preside over copyright law changes, including U . S . House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich . ) and Rep . Howard Berman (D-Calif . ), who heads a key House panel that influences copyright laws . " The Democrats have ALWAYS been in bed with Hollywood . They are in control of the media . . . don't be amazed, and whatever is good for H'wood, is good for the Democrats . . . and vice-versa . Why did you think all the media types embraced Clinton, Gore and anyone NOT a Republican? That's right . . . they are all part of the same evil spawn . Even the severe right-wing staunch Republican radio hosts (Rush Limbaugh fer example) are dupes of the govt . . . they want him on the air as the local, point-able buffoon and a safety valve for people who feel shafted by the Non-Moral Great Crowd . "In a brief appearance at Thursday's event, Berman, who represents suburban Los Angeles, credited the late Jack Valenti, a former MPAA head, with encouraging him to get involved in intellectual property lawmaking after he was first elected to Congress in 1982 . Berman spoke of the need to combat "the constant assaults on copyright law" and called the group's formation "a tremendous idea . " " Let's see this one too: "Suburban Los Angeles" translates to what? Uh huh . . . Hollywood . The late Jack Valenti ("Thompsons R-Us), is out of the loop . . . but they use his name to invoke mental pictures of Al Capone, Frank Nitti and the other "Touchables" . Now, here's a real hit in the head: "The Copyright Alliance's message, however, is not without competition . October marked the launch of a Washington-based alliance, called the Digital Freedom Campaign, whose members include the Consumer Electronics Association, advocacy group Public Knowledge, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation . " With the likes of Steve Ballmer (a M$ CEO-sounding piece) and Mr . Third-Largest Country In The World: Bill Gates all snuggled up with DRMs and WDRM and promises that if H'wood buys into his protection racket, things will go along a lot better, if ya gets my drift, we can expect to see more money thrown into the war chest to drive the Media's "Rights" to the soft underbellies and throats of the end users . What these get to do is make a little noise and like a bi-labial fricative in the wind, their candle will go out . Innovation has no part in this world for anyone other than the RIAA and it's illegitimate child the MPAA . THEY will decide what is good for you and me . We are being Borg-consumed . I think I feel hoses and wires sticking out of my head now . YOUSE GUYS CAN GIGGLE ABOUT THIS . . . BUT IT'S ONLY A HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP TO YOUR LITTLE ISLAND-NATION |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 550151 | 2007-05-18 04:33:00 | news.com.com | paulw (1826) | ||
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