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A$$hcraft goes after pirates
Xeen:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040423/ap_on_hi_te/internet_pirates_5
I'm seriously worried and wouldn't be surprised if within the next 5 years we begin to see the US government take similar strategy towards the internet as China has.
Freedom is disappearing by the day.
WMD:
It's amazing and sad. Religious fanatic or not, Ashcroft wasn't so bad when he came in. But then the RIAA and gang tossed him their blood money, and so is the events as posted above.
skyman8081:
quote:Originally posted by xeen:
Freedom is disappearing by the day.
--- End quote ---
Freedom to distribute other peoples work without permission or even paying for it?
like it or not, it IS illegal what they are doing.
thats like saying the cops take away my right and freedom to rob a kwik-e-mart.
Xeen:
quote:Originally posted by Sauron: Fucking Awesome:
Freedom to distribute other peoples work without permission or even paying for it?
like it or not, it IS illegal what they are doing.
thats like saying the cops take away my right and freedom to rob a kwik-e-mart.
--- End quote ---
NO that is not what I meant. There are valid arguments on both sides of that issue, and I don't feel like going into that right now.
The rights I was referring to actually are not the ones being targetted by Ashcroft in this article, but what they all want to eventually achieve. It is my right to do whatever the bloody fuck I like with CDs and DVDs THAT I BUY. According to current law, it's even illegal for me to make copies of my own stuff. That is not right and will only get worse.
skyman8081:
ah, you left that part out which made your post come across a lot different ;-P
you sounded like you wanted the right to warez.
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