Thought DMCA was harshing you bro?

[Farbin Kaiber]

The Obama Administration intends to get their grubby little fingers into every facet of our lives within his (only) four year term.

http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=30920

Feel free to tell me I have no life, or to go work at a soup kitchen or some other bullshit, but I'm not wrong.

[Farbin Kaiber]

More.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/06/meet-uncle-sams-global-ip-enforcement-team.ars

[Wiglaf]

The Obama Administration intends to get their grubby little fingers into every facet of our lives within his (only) four year term.

http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=3092

Feel free to tell me I have no life, or to go work at a soup kitchen or some other bullshit, but I'm not wrong.

Australia 'may deport militants'


Australian Prime Minister John Howard has said he is considering stripping people of Australian citizenship if they are convicted of terrorism crimes.

He said the measure could apply to people who had dual nationality and already served their jail terms.

Mr Howard was speaking at the start of a parliamentary debate on controversial new anti-terrorism laws.

Earlier this week, police arrested 17 people on terrorism-related charges during raids in Sydney and Melbourne.

Eight people were detained in the Sydney raids, where police said they had foiled "the final stages of a large-scale terrorist attack".

One of the detainees is still recovering in hospital after receiving a gunshot wound to the neck following a shoot-out with police.

The detainees are due to appear in court on Friday, charged with planning a terrorist attack.

A further nine were arrested in Melbourne, charged with membership of a terrorist group.

Some of these detained in Tuesday's raids had roots in Asia and the Middle East, but at least six were apparently born in Australia or naturalised Australian citizens.

'Not very good citizens'

Mr Howard said he had asked Attorney-General Philip Ruddock to examine ways of revoking the citizenship of anyone convicted of terrorist crimes.

"Once a person has served the sentence, if they have another nationality and they've proved they're not a very good Australian citizen, perhaps they should be returned," Mr Howard told Sky television.

But he added that no definite decision on the issue had been taken.

"There are arguments for and against, and I'm listening to those arguments," he said.

Federal lawmakers began debating Mr Howard's proposed raft of new anti-terrorism laws on Thursday.

The controversial regulations would allow the detention of suspects for two weeks without charge, and the use of electronic surveillance.

They would also toughen jail terms for inciting race hatred or violence against the community.

Muslim and civil rights leaders have continued to question the need for tougher laws.

Mr Howard, anxious to allay fears of Australia's Muslim community - which makes up 1.5% of the population - assured them that they would not become the specific target of any new laws.

"There is nothing in our laws, nor will there be anything in our laws, that targets an individual group," he told local radio on Wednesday.

Mr Howard wants the new anti-terrorism laws passed by Christmas, so they can be in place before the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in March 2006.

[Wiglaf]

Second link was better. I had hoped these guys would be more resistant than the previous against the MPAA's cries. They've been fighting the whole world to support their antiquated business model, and it's to the point where they need additional laws. All this while the guys who aren't fighting it are making higher profit margin. MPAA and RIAA need to fuck off already and quit playing politics.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Fixed first linky.

[Wiglaf]

yeah that is scary, MPAA lobbyists getting their way will hurt us all. :(

[Need4Speed1299]

Unbelievable. Our freedom of speech on here should only be controlled by the private owner(s).

[Farbin Kaiber]

I would say this is the beginning of the end, but the beginning was a while ago. I hear things speed up when they spiral out of control.

[Need4Speed1299]

Thats scary.

[Wiglaf]

not sure if it's any worse now than before. Bush and Cheney took the same stance, as evidenced by the DMCA and freedom of information act.. Along with some court winnings the MPAA+RIAA has been gaining a lot of ground over the last decade.

They've been international about it too, in some smaller countries they got their way so easily that they count each copy/infringement as a felony. They've been leveraging larger ones like france and australia the same way, not sure if anyone has caved yet but the headlines of the bills they are trying to get passed are downright scary.

[ck_taft325is]

Bush and Obama are not that different in many ways.

They are both Progressives.

[markseven]

I read through Fairban's first link - I'm don't see what the problem is.

[z31maniac]

How does piracy benefit the entertainment industry?

Since a decade ago, album sales are averaging only 1/10th what they were then. Album sales now are at a level comparable to the 70s.

[Wiglaf]

The recording industry and the entertainment industry are not the same thing. What the artist makes off each CD is such a pittance that it might as well be nothing. If you download all the music then send the band $1, you'd just given them more money than selling 60~100 albums. When an artist releases an album for free, they make MORE money on concerts and other things. This being proven over and over. Bands have also have a lot of success selling more albums when they make songs freely available to get people hooked.
I'm not sure where you pulled the 1/10 statistic from but it might as well be your ass because even the recording industry itself is making more money than ever.

Movies? apples and oranges on that example but people still pay to go to movies despite being able to own them for less.

Let's not forget the initial reaction they had to tapes, cd's, dvd's. Each new technology they fought tooth and nail to stop, and look where they are now. They would die without that stuff. On that principal alone I say force them to adapt, don't change laws to prop them up.

[Wiglaf]

http://techdirt.com/articles/20100225/1602498317.shtml