approval from:
xrobertcmx 
thumbs down from:
ThirdShifter
| This is ridiculous; repeal the DMCA of 98!! I know since 9/11/2001, we've given up a few of our civil liberties out the sake of national security and such, like the luggage searches, metal detectors, etc. etc., but to waste the Federal court's time with this PETTY crap when there's much more important stuff at hand?!?!?! Pathetic....
File sharing/file trading/P2P/etc. is 100% PERFECTLY LEGAL, though it is true what you trade is where they can get you. Here's a simple thing; if you don't want trouble from these knuckleheads, since they're taking it to the extreme limits now, don't download anything questionable.
Seems that sometimes (especially after the fall of Napster and the whole thing with Internet radio/streaming media), Cary Sherman, Hillary Rosen or whoever the hell these wackadoos from the RIAA and MPAA are, they're solely talking JUST to hear themselves speak! They're puppets, and am I glad Rosen's leaving this so-called 'watchdog' looking out for the artists, yeah right...
Who the hell is responsible for most of this stuff?? Unfortunately, you, me, and everyone else except the baby's who's upstairs asleep. We inadvertently let it happen, for many reasons.
Now, if we want these idiots making whacked out leftover piles of dog shit like the DMCA a law in the USA, THIS country, no less...those of you who do not vote regularly BETTER start voting to get these people out of office so we can get some real business done that's worthwhile, instead of worrying about suing the daylights out of someone who DL'ed a bunch MP3s one right after the other that are probably LONG gone by now. Besides, it's free to vote, no downloads required, and depends on where you live, they actually might count! 
Seriously, I'm all for punishing people who don't do what they're supposed to do, but crap like this is like sending all people who don't DL stuff back to Kindergarten and hearing the teacher say, 'Now, now children, we must'nt do that...'
I'm actually now offended. Eventually the RIAA WILL lose, and lose in a big way, bigger than any of us can imagine. And after that, you're going to see a lot of people wanting the DMCA repealed, all these garbage net-taps to sniff people's packets, and anything with 'Digitality' as I like to call it, technology/media based. But until then, wait and be good little Netizens. The people will rejoice.
Just my $20 worth. |
