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The laws need fixing, and not just for companies
but fixed to give consumers the proper balance of fair usage. Copyright law isn't nearly as 'old' as fair use and the home recording act, which have seen little to no changes to bolster the rights and privileges of the consumer. Copyright has seen Sonny Bono and other businessmen senators increase the life cycle of copyright, increases in fines and redefining what constitutes criminal activity, breaking away from the balances that supposedly worked well enough for both the supply and demand sides. With big music and movies lobbying with big dollars to their brothers in Congress, and internationally, there is no balance for the buying public as they are treated the same as the 'pirating' few and the illegal distributors. In a more proactive consumer base, the music and movie industries would have been boycotted into fair and balance years ago, and the vcr would have killed something, the lawyer squads not the industry.
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"Directly"  Jack-Booted EULA | 03/13/07
Directly means  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/13/07
Does that include  Jack-Booted EULA | 03/13/07
no...  Stuka | 03/13/07
The courts disagree with you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/13/07
Different case  voska | 03/14/07
But there's a difference.  Henaway | 03/14/07
True, but not the same  jc williams | 03/14/07
Sorry - directly MEANS directly  macbill | 03/14/07
Should be fun to watch  tic swayback | 03/13/07
agreed, absolutely!!  mdsmedia | 03/13/07
Only if I get to write the new one.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/13/07
Oh great  tic swayback | 03/14/07
Yeah, right....  Henrik Moller | 03/13/07
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yeah, good one Lovey  mdsmedia | 03/13/07
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Cards like...  tic swayback | 03/14/07
I don't want YOUR internet!  macbill | 03/14/07
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Umm...it's a matter of time before - - -  Zolar | 03/14/07
Forgot - about the old music  Zolar | 03/14/07
Hit the nail on the head ...  Henaway | 03/14/07
Who should do the police work?  golfnutzgg@... | 03/14/07
By The Same Token  Mr_Wizard | 03/14/07
Tracking would satisfy  plutes | 03/14/07
Sooner or later.and it might be now...  epcraig | 03/14/07
There's no doubt about that  macbill | 03/14/07
I respectfully disagree.  Raymond Danner | 03/14/07
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Unbalanced laws, infinite copyright...  Raymond Danner | 03/14/07
If only the DMCA was "nearly antique"...  Resuna | 03/14/07
How is this different?  steeleweed | 03/14/07
It's all short-sighted...  chas_2 | 03/14/07
Our Cultural Heritage is at Stake here  YellowbirdTwo | 03/14/07
I concur  sgo7 | 03/14/07
Money Opposes Merit  bcroner | 03/14/07
Here's a chance for Google to prove its non-evilness  plutes | 03/14/07
It really boggles the mind....  staygroovy | 03/15/07
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Viacom vs YouTube  PCH #1 | 03/15/07
The laws need fixing, and not just for companies  Boot_Agnostic | 03/24/07

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