Comments on: Boucher bill gets fair hearing http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1431 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1431/comment-page-1#comment-2011 Reader's Write Tue, 18 May 2004 07:03:10 +0000 #comment-2011 My personal opinion is that if they REALY REALY REALY "REALY" want to target piracy, they should target.... oh. I don't know... uuhhhh maybe CHINA or Thailand or other countries where it is the problem. Not here. America is only the MINOR contibuter to piracy. My personal opinion is that if they REALY REALY REALY “REALY” want to target piracy, they should target…. oh. I don’t know… uuhhhh maybe CHINA or Thailand or other countries where it is the problem. Not here. America is only the MINOR contibuter to piracy.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1431/comment-page-1#comment-1954 Reader's Write Sat, 15 May 2004 08:13:16 +0000 #comment-1954 The story says "HR 107 would allow people to by-pass DRM systems to make copies for personal use." That's not really true. It is both too narrow and too broad. Too broad because not all personal uses would be permitted. Too narrow because the bill actually says it's OK "if such circumvention does not result in an infringement of the copyright in the work". What was lost on most people at the hearing (including the press) is that there are extremely important uses that are not infringing that have nothing to do with fair use. For example, certain reproductions for the blind, playing music in record stores, and reselling, lending, renting (in most cases), giving away or trading (physical copies). Also, privately performing a work is NEVER infringing -- not even if you play a stolen copy. So, when Disney, for example, times out a DVD in order to force everyone to buy a new one, destroy competition from used DVDs (including gifts, lending and rental) and disenfranchise millions of Americans who depend on secondary markets because they can't afford new (the same people who depend on used cars, used houses, used books, used clothes), the bill would allow circumvention to keep on playing it past the time-out period. That's much more important, in my view, than mere personal use, and for some reason, I only heard one person (the librarian, naturally) mention it. The story says “HR 107 would allow people to by-pass DRM systems to make copies for personal use.” That’s not really true. It is both too narrow and too broad. Too broad because not all personal uses would be permitted. Too narrow because the bill actually says it’s OK “if such circumvention does not result in an infringement of the copyright in the work”. What was lost on most people at the hearing (including the press) is that there are extremely important uses that are not infringing that have nothing to do with fair use. For example, certain reproductions for the blind, playing music in record stores, and reselling, lending, renting (in most cases), giving away or trading (physical copies). Also, privately performing a work is NEVER infringing — not even if you play a stolen copy. So, when Disney, for example, times out a DVD in order to force everyone to buy a new one, destroy competition from used DVDs (including gifts, lending and rental) and disenfranchise millions of Americans who depend on secondary markets because they can’t afford new (the same people who depend on used cars, used houses, used books, used clothes), the bill would allow circumvention to keep on playing it past the time-out period. That’s much more important, in my view, than mere personal use, and for some reason, I only heard one person (the librarian, naturally) mention it.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1431/comment-page-1#comment-1830 Reader's Write Thu, 13 May 2004 03:55:39 +0000 #comment-1830 I sent an e-mail to my congressman today asking that he support this bill. Below is a website with information on how to contact yours. I urge you to write and tell you elected representatives what you think. If you decide to, please be smart and respectful about it. Insulting, offensive, or otherwise stupid letters would be worse than nothing at all... http://www.aidsstories.com/mail.html Yes, it's an AIDS site, but it's the best one I found for e-mail addresses and information on contacting congressmen and senators for all 50 states. I sent an e-mail to my congressman today asking that he support this bill. Below is a website with information on how to contact yours. I urge you to write and tell you elected representatives what you think. If you decide to, please be smart and respectful about it. Insulting, offensive, or otherwise stupid letters would be worse than nothing at all…

http://www.aidsstories.com/mail.html

Yes, it’s an AIDS site, but it’s the best one I found for e-mail addresses and information on contacting congressmen and senators for all 50 states.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1431/comment-page-1#comment-1829 Reader's Write Thu, 13 May 2004 02:50:36 +0000 #comment-1829 >Jack Valenti declared, "The honest people will do right, but dishonest people will not do right... And therefore since someone used a gun once to kill someone, no one should have guns?? That arguement never worked in the states before with guns so why now with reverse-engineering? Go talk to the NRA Jack. or since some people drive recklessly that means the rest of us shouldnt be allowed to drive either?? More backwards logic from Jack...way to go buddy, retire before you go entirely off the deep end please. We are not all crminals despite your FUD. >Jack Valenti declared, “The honest people will do right, but dishonest people will not do right…

And therefore since someone used a gun once to kill someone, no one should have guns?? That arguement never worked in the states before with guns so why now with reverse-engineering? Go talk to the NRA Jack.

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since some people drive recklessly that means the rest of us shouldnt be allowed to drive either??

More backwards logic from Jack…way to go buddy, retire before you go entirely off the deep end please. We are not all crminals despite your FUD.

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