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Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law



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Celejar wrote:
> On Tue, 08 May 2007 19:08:11 +0200
> Joe Hart <j.hart@orange.nl> wrote:
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>> Jostein Elvaker Haande wrote:
>>> I'm left speechless, honestly...
>>>
>>> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070507-record-shops-used-cds-ihre-papieren-bitte.html
>>>
>> Ha! Makes me glad I don't live there.  Looks to me like another reason
>> to download music from the Internet.  I really cannot understand how a
>> government that claims "to be the leaders of the free world" can be so
>> against the people.  No wonder so many people are starting to think
>> poorly of the U.S. government.
> 
> Do you really think that 
> a) that's why so many people think poorly of the US government?

That type of law is one reason.  Iraq and general foreign policy is another.

> b) other governments have much less burdensome, anti-consumer
> legislation? The EU is not known as a low profile, anti-regulation
> outfit. Remember banana curve regs?

Oh yes, that is why I point out the future United States of Europe.
Believe me, I don't agree with many thing the EU does.

> 
>> We can hope that things like this will change when the Democrats get
>> control.  Don't hold your breath.
> 
> Hope may spring eternal within the human breast, but why would we
> expect that to be the case? Are the Dems less beholden to Hollywood and
> the recording industry, ideologically more opposed to government
> control of economic activity, or just plain more sensible and fair :).
> [Just teasing; don't take this as a flame!] 

Yes, we must hope.  To remove hope would admit defeat.  Although I do
not have a lot of faith in any of the Democrats either.  As long as the
political system does not change, I don't see a lot of progress being
made.  There, you don't have enough strong political parties, here we
have too many.

> 
> Celejar
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