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I'm sure if the MAFIAA thought they could get away with it they'd lobby for mandatory snooping software on everyone's PC so they could check for illegal copies.
by cabalamat 15y ago
I'm sure if the MAFIAA thought they could get away with it they'd lobby for mandatory snooping software on everyone's PC so they could check for illegal copies.
Because, y'know, human rights and the rule of law are far less important than preserving the music industry's business model for a few more years.
- ygreek 15y agoThis idea is actually not as crazy as it may seem. Copyright lobby is usually just one step behind the Chinese policies of restricting access to the illegal content, with the only difference in definition of illegal. Chinese have developed such tool, [1], and were planning to install it on every new computer sold in China. But later scaled down it's use. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dam_Youth_Escort http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dam_Youth_Escort
- 911-inside_job 15y agoWell, if you were one of the major owners or CEOs of a recording company what would you value more - your own profits or the human rights of the unwashed masses?
- orangecat 15y agoBetter yet, get rid of general purpose computing for civilians altogether. That's one reason I support Android; if most people end up on locked down platforms like iOS or WP7, it becomes much easier to pass and enforce draconian laws. Remember the CBDTPA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Broadband_and_Digital_Television_Promotion_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Broadband_and_Digital_...)? It would actually be feasible if everyone were using iPads.