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sjc
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:07 pm |
 
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Next they'll want to sue anyone who hums any songs that they don't own..... 
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ONE OF THE lawyers involved in defending cases bought against people by the RIAA claims that if the music industry wins a crucial case, the Internet will have to be switched off.
Speaking on the DefectiveByDesign anti-DRM campaign site, Ray Beckerman said the case of Electro vs. Barker has become very important for the web's future.
Barker was being defended by Beckerman who made a motion to dismiss the case because the RIAA had forgot to provide any acts or dates or times of copyright infringement as the law normally requires.
The RIAA argued that by merely making files available on the Internet Barker was making a copyright infringement.
Beckerman said that it was a shocking argument because if it were accepted by the court it would probably shut down the entire Internet. If you send any file on the Net the RIAA will be allowed to suspect that you are in breach of copyright.
What was more disturbing is that the RIAA called up its mates in Washington to back it up. Apparently the United States Government has put in motions supporting the RIAA. |
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36027 |
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pr126
Philosophical Prodigy
Joined: Jan 04, 2005
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Location: UK
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:06 pm |
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Why stop there?
Do the same with the Postal Services, Radio Broadcasts, Television, the manufacturing of DVD players, VHS and CD/DVD consumables, Personal computers, anything which could be used to infringe copyrights.
Call in the Taliban to enforce it. They have some experience doing just that.
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Tormentor
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Joined: Nov 18, 2006
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:17 pm |
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Come on, you don't expect anyone to believe a story from the inquirer do you? hahaha... the government NEEDS the internet.
And besides the united states doesn't have jurisdiction over the entire internet. If america was to get rid of it simply because of potential copy right infringement, then I guess anyone could say anything they wanted about america and get away with it huh.
The inquirer is full of shit, always has been. |
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Stauffenberg
Just Arrived
Joined: Nov 18, 2006
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Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:42 am |
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Thank God that no atheist in power would restrict Internet access like they do in China.
Oops...forget that example; give me a minute, I'll give an example of where atheists is power have established democratic governments.... |
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pr126
Philosophical Prodigy
Joined: Jan 04, 2005
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Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:50 am |
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Thank God that no atheist in power would restrict Internet access like they do in China.
Oops...forget that example; give me a minute, I'll give an example of where atheists is power have established democratic governments.... |
Trolling? |
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Xeon-The-Mg-Pony
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Joined: May 18, 2006
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Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:01 pm |
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Or an idiot, perhaps both, trolling idiot? |
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sjc
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:04 am |
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| Or an idiot, perhaps both, trolling idiot? |
Isn't that a bit redundant? |
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Machiavelli
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saylok
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Location: Melbourne
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:47 pm |
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Yeah, those damn atheist, always starting wars and making the rest of the world hate us over their non-belief in a flying magical ghost. |
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