TFArchivePremium
join:2003-02-03
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| This will be fun. Correct me if I'm wrong but I read in the forum that the proceeds from the lawsuits for the RIAA/MPAA do NOT go back to the artists, and presumably stay within the RIAA/MPAA to feed more accusations.
If we get a new law we have to ensure it will benefit Canadian artists, if all these fines just end up going back to the US then let the existing law stand and leave us alone.
So, I can't rip DVDs to my ipod, good luck getting into my house to prove that.
Another interesting thing is to prove I'm downloading something, these 'copyright police' will have to upload to me directly to prove it went from IP to IP. I'm pretty sure that is entrapment and would be thrown out of court pretty quick.
Plus, how are we going to pay for these ISP's to collect/store this personal information? If I ran an ISP I would demand a fee for every report.
And of course there will have to be 1000's of new cops hired to handle the investigations.
Sounds like the most costly bill in history, $1+ Billion to protect mainly US companies, sign me up for that tax hike.
I'm all for reform but we can't let a US style system come in where companies can randomly sue people who may or may not have done anything.
Bottom line is piracy has been around since we could dub records to tapes and some silly law will never get rid of it. The only part of piracy we should focus on is profit from selling pirated materials. Adobe has yet to prove they lost $5 billion last year to piracy (random number), people that pirate either do it for it's true purpose (try before you buy) or simply to steal as they can't/don't want to pay for it.
BTW, anyone notice Conservative radio ads are on some radio stations? Wonder if we are in for another election.
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| This is all part of the big push toward Collectivism, according to G. Edward Griffin.
When you think about it, all the illogical decisions by these governments starts to sound logical, when the agenda is revealed. |
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 BonezXBasement DwellerPremium
join:2004-04-13
Canada
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said by TFArchive:Another interesting thing is to prove I'm downloading something, these 'copyright police' will have to upload to me directly to prove it went from IP to IP. I'm pretty sure that is entrapment and would be thrown out of court pretty quick. last time i checked, there is no entrapment law in Canada. |
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