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RIAA and MPAA call for government mandated spyware on computers to fight piracy
- MaysonL 17y agoWhy am I reminded of the passage from Vernor Vinge's A Deepness in the Sky where one of the characters says (approximately) "Any ubiquitous computing network where every local node has to run government code inevitably devolves into absolute tyranny."
- michaelcampbell 17y agoBecause that's about what this is?
- RyanMcGreal 17y agoLink to original: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/15/big-contents-dystopi.html http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/15/big-contents-dystopi.ht... Edit: link to original original: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/04/entertainment-industrys-dystopia-future http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/04/entertainment-industrys...
- wendroid 17y agoThese people are really beginning to annoy me. They are under the impression that a few poxy songs are the most valuable things on earth. They had a fwe good years in the sunshine but now it is autumn in the land of sing a song for sixpence. Your product has lost its value. Adapt or die. I know it's a shock to wake up on morning without a steady income from the songs you sang a 10 years ago but tough, try doing something productive today. And yes, I do know what it is like. I've had my lifestyle made illegal, TWICE. > Network administrators and providers should be encouraged to implement those solutions that are available and reasonable to address infringement on their networks. Fuck you, PAY ME