[clug] New copyright law?

[E.]

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> From: linux-bounces+kane=areujoking.com at lists.samba.org 
> [mailto:linux-bounces+kane=areujoking.com at lists.samba.org] On 
> Behalf Of Alex Satrapa
> Sent: Monday, 20 November 2006 3:34 PM
> To: CLUG List
> Subject: Re: [clug] New copyright law?
> 
> On 20 Nov 2006, at 15:09, Michael James wrote:
> 
> > Risking fines of who-knows-how-much,
> >  here is what Crikey had to say on the 8th Nov:
> >> So what is behind these new laws -- and why the rush? 
> Well, parts of 
> >> the bill are there because we need them to comply with the 
> US FTA - 
> >> that's Schedule 12, the 'anti-hacking' law about digital rights 
> >> management. But the government is using this urgency to 
> push through 
> >> a lot of other stuff, including the criminal laws.
> 
> You know, with all the problems that New Zealand has, at 
> least you can still go out and have a good time without being 
> liable for prosecution by the RIAA.
> 
> John W's Australia keeps looking like a worse and worse place 
> to be living.
> 
> Quote from a whitepaper to frame an argument critical of John 
> W's plans for the sheeple? Wow... end up fined tens of 
> thousands of dollars for copyright violation, and possibly a 
> one way trip to the slammer for sedition.
> 
> "The tighter you clench your fist, the more star systems will 
> slip through your fingers"
> 
> Alex

Not so much the law, but the application and enforcement of the law. In the
USA, possession of a marker pen (can be used to defeat copyright protection
on some CD's) technically can get you 6+ years jail. Just another tool of
convenience for inbred, corporatised govt institutions.
I could make a comment about stupid people electing stupid govt's but will
refrain from doing so. ;->
Cheers,
E.