Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law
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On 05/08/07 15:02, Joe Hart wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 05/08/07 14:37, Lubos Vrbka wrote:
>>>> Not to mention that the idea is idiotic - punish everyone because some
>>>> people steal. Sheesh.
>>> i think this is on par with the fact that we have (here in czech
>>> republic, i'm not sure about other countries) to pay a fee for every
>>> blank cd/dvd, flash disk, printer, etc., because these _could_ be used
>>> for copying of some legal stuff... i think calling this idiotic is an
>>> euphemism.
>> What it is, is that it's assuming that you *will* break the law.
>
> Same thing here. Although only just on a blank DVD. The government
> knows that the CSS has been cracked and the media companies convinced
> some politician to sponsor a bill to help reimburse them from potential
> lost revenue. It passed, and is now law. Has been for a few years.
>
> Welcome to SIG politics. Been that way in the States for a long time.
Sure. Fortunately, *this* bit of stupidity hasn't migrated to the
US yet. Canada has it, though.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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