Comments on: Britain’s Ridiculous Internet Laws… er… Digital Economy Bill, or Whatever http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/22/britains-ridiculous-internet-laws-er-digital-economy-bill-or-whatever/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:43:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: carl.h http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/22/britains-ridiculous-internet-laws-er-digital-economy-bill-or-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-1607324 carl.h Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:39:54 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63512#comment-1607324 http://lordsoftheblog.net/2009/12/02/digital-economy-bill/ http://lordsoftheblog.net/2009/12/02/digital-economy-bill/

]]> By: Eric S http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/22/britains-ridiculous-internet-laws-er-digital-economy-bill-or-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-1604298 Eric S Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:40:34 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63512#comment-1604298 This should be enforced universally--any file download, email attachment or ftp transfer would be assumed to be infringing somebody's copyright. The only solution is to black-out the entire internet. This is the only reasonable solution to protect the publishing and entertainment industries from the wanton theft of their products. Also, the sale and possession of, cell-phones, computers, telephones, digital cameras, e-books, paper and pens, and any other device that could be used to infringe on copyright should be banned under pain of life imprisonment and confiscation of all property. This should be enforced universally–any file download, email attachment or ftp transfer would be assumed to be infringing somebody’s copyright. The only solution is to black-out the entire internet. This is the only reasonable solution to protect the publishing and entertainment industries from the wanton theft of their products. Also, the sale and possession of, cell-phones, computers, telephones, digital cameras, e-books, paper and pens, and any other device that could be used to infringe on copyright should be banned under pain of life imprisonment and confiscation of all property.

]]> By: Michael http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/22/britains-ridiculous-internet-laws-er-digital-economy-bill-or-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-1604170 Michael Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:37:59 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63512#comment-1604170 Open rights Group are leading the campaign against Mandelson's three strikes proposals. We're having a Q&A session for bloggers to let you in on our work and get your views. When? 1830, 24 November 2009 (for an hour or so) Where? irc.freenode.net/openrightsgroup (<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-use-IRC-Internet-Relay-Chat/" rel="nofollow"><u>How to use IRC</u></a>) RSVP to michael@openrightsgroup.org We want to make blogger Q&As a regular feature in future so please do get involved with this and feel free to pass on the invite. For more info, check out the <a href="http://www.openrightsgroup.org/" rel="nofollow"><u>Open Rights Group</u></a> Open rights Group are leading the campaign against Mandelson’s three strikes proposals. We’re having a Q&A session for bloggers to let you in on our work and get your views.

When? 1830, 24 November 2009 (for an hour or so)
Where? irc.freenode.net/openrightsgroup (How to use IRC)
RSVP to michael@openrightsgroup.org

We want to make blogger Q&As a regular feature in future so please do get involved with this and feel free to pass on the invite.

For more info, check out the Open Rights Group

]]> By: Graeme "Jokerfile" Sheridan http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/22/britains-ridiculous-internet-laws-er-digital-economy-bill-or-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-1604050 Graeme "Jokerfile" Sheridan Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:08:49 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63512#comment-1604050 "Again, why do people want to live in the UK?" Well I Haven't Since this Government Got Into Power, in 1997. And I am Resposible for the #reasonsnottoliveintheuk Hash Tag, I don't expect it will bring much, but every eye open is a start. The Answer for most is to get into Politics themselves, and most don't want to. “Again, why do people want to live in the UK?” Well I Haven’t Since this Government Got Into Power, in 1997. And I am Resposible for the #reasonsnottoliveintheuk Hash Tag, I don’t expect it will bring much, but every eye open is a start.
The Answer for most is to get into Politics themselves, and most don’t want to.

]]> By: Copydong http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/22/britains-ridiculous-internet-laws-er-digital-economy-bill-or-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-1603945 Copydong Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:38:46 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63512#comment-1603945 The two hackers were sitting at a bar, one says "hey all we have to do is write a program that infects every computer with copyrighted materials with an automatic program that connects everyone to every file sharing system everywhere in the background and automatically informs all of the governing authorities of the infringement and it will shut down the entire internet. Boy won't that be BURRRRP fun." Of course, this is just a hackers dream. Disregarding the obvious, please, let me know when the governments of the world have their next inane idea of how to save us all from our rights to copy intangible things while providing plentiful discounts for new cars at taxpayers expense. The two hackers were sitting at a bar, one says “hey all we have to do is write a program that infects every computer with copyrighted materials with an automatic program that connects everyone to every file sharing system everywhere in the background and automatically informs all of the governing authorities of the infringement and it will shut down the entire internet. Boy won’t that be BURRRRP fun.”

Of course, this is just a hackers dream.

Disregarding the obvious, please, let me know when the governments of the world have their next inane idea of how to save us all from our rights to copy intangible things while providing plentiful discounts for new cars at taxpayers expense.

]]> By: the Grim Peeper http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/22/britains-ridiculous-internet-laws-er-digital-economy-bill-or-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-1603934 the Grim Peeper Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:45:57 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63512#comment-1603934 Look out people, it's a slippery slope. Once they have the power, they'll never give it up! Look out people, it’s a slippery slope. Once they have the power, they’ll never give it up!

]]> By: alphgeek http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/22/britains-ridiculous-internet-laws-er-digital-economy-bill-or-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-1603931 alphgeek Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:27:53 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63512#comment-1603931 I wouldn't count your chickens. This type of copyright regime could easily come in for ACTA signatories. Discussions on the treaty are underway but it seems to be too secret to bother informing any of the citizenry who might be affected. In the US you are already subject to random searches without probable cause that can lead to confiscation of equipment or fines. The onus is on the traveller to prove that they own the material in question. I guess that means that we should carry all our original CDs with us to show that we haven't stolen the material on our ipods? I wouldn’t count your chickens. This type of copyright regime could easily come in for ACTA signatories. Discussions on the treaty are underway but it seems to be too secret to bother informing any of the citizenry who might be affected.

In the US you are already subject to random searches without probable cause that can lead to confiscation of equipment or fines. The onus is on the traveller to prove that they own the material in question. I guess that means that we should carry all our original CDs with us to show that we haven’t stolen the material on our ipods?

]]> By: cheapdaddy http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/22/britains-ridiculous-internet-laws-er-digital-economy-bill-or-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-1603925 cheapdaddy Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:02:38 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63512#comment-1603925 Well the US is still a few years behind the UK. Anyone still in UK either likes the Fascist Nanny State or has been castrated/lobotimised. Well, Canada or Australia may be better expat homes, for now. Well the US is still a few years behind the UK. Anyone still in UK either likes the Fascist Nanny State or has been castrated/lobotimised. Well, Canada or Australia may be better expat homes, for now.

]]> By: Luc http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/22/britains-ridiculous-internet-laws-er-digital-economy-bill-or-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-1603922 Luc Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:51:19 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63512#comment-1603922 Another question I've been asking myself for a few years: why do people want to live in the US? Another question I’ve been asking myself for a few years: why do people want to live in the US?

]]> By: sargasso http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/22/britains-ridiculous-internet-laws-er-digital-economy-bill-or-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-1603915 sargasso Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:09:30 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63512#comment-1603915 "Again, why do people want to live in the UK?" It seems that <a href="http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/One-in-three-Britons-would-prefer.html" rel="nofollow"><u>they don't</u></a>. “Again, why do people want to live in the UK?” It seems that they don’t.

]]> By: One strike http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/22/britains-ridiculous-internet-laws-er-digital-economy-bill-or-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-1603914 One strike Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:36:58 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63512#comment-1603914 "the “three-strikes” rule that allows your entire family to be cut off from the net if anyone who lives in your house is accused of copyright infringement, without proof or evidence or trial" Peter Mandelson has copyright infringing files “the “three-strikes” rule that allows your entire family to be cut off from the net if anyone who lives in your house is accused of copyright infringement, without proof or evidence or trial”

Peter Mandelson has copyright infringing files

]]> By: ikapuza89 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/22/britains-ridiculous-internet-laws-er-digital-economy-bill-or-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-1603912 ikapuza89 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:12:35 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63512#comment-1603912 Lolercopter. Lolercopter.

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