Comments on: Educated Canadians oppose copyright act changes http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Records http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161/comment-page-1#comment-542960 Records Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:35:51 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161#comment-542960 There's a partial segment (about 3 minutes) of Barney Miller at the end of a videotape from our wedding. Does it make me a criminal for not taping something over it? What would be eligible to record over it? I no longer have a tape camera. Suggestions please. There’s a partial segment (about 3 minutes) of Barney Miller at the end of a videotape from our wedding. Does it make me a criminal for not taping something over it? What would be eligible to record over it? I no longer have a tape camera. Suggestions please.

]]> By: Jayson http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161/comment-page-1#comment-541794 Jayson Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:52:09 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161#comment-541794 Because of the nature of downloading software your going to be uploading if your downloading so you will never be hit with just $500 fines. They will be able to hit everyone downloading with $20,000 fines. They put the $500 in there to fool people pure and simple. The movie stoodios know you can't download without uploading. So to copy and share which is perfectly legal today will cause you to be fined 20,000 dollars or jail terms. More over you lose the right to unlock anything digital. Which includes things which may be of harm to you. Such as locked pictures someone made of you naked. Or locked documents which are meant to harm your reputation. Unlocking a persons phone. Unlocking a car so you can modify it. Unlocking your own computer. Unlocking a watch. Unlocking your own games. All of this will be illegal. Because of the nature of downloading software your going to be uploading if your downloading so you will never be hit with just $500 fines. They will be able to hit everyone downloading with $20,000 fines. They put the $500 in there to fool people pure and simple. The movie stoodios know you can’t download without uploading. So to copy and share which is perfectly legal today will cause you to be fined 20,000 dollars or jail terms. More over you lose the right to unlock anything digital. Which includes things which may be of harm to you. Such as locked pictures someone made of you naked. Or locked documents which are meant to harm your reputation. Unlocking a persons phone. Unlocking a car so you can modify it. Unlocking your own computer. Unlocking a watch. Unlocking your own games. All of this will be illegal.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161/comment-page-1#comment-539399 Reader's Write Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:20:01 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161#comment-539399 If this passes, it is my sincere hope that all those in favor get nailed to the wall by this law. Repeatedly. Purchased that DVD or CD and want to use the content with your iPod or PC? Bam, $20,000 fine for trying since it's all digitally protected these days. Downloaded a song you heard on the radio or are debating whether to buy the CD by previewing other songs from the album, bam $500 fine per offense. Same if you download a single television show simply because you failed to set your PVR/VCR timer correctly, or the show came on at a different time than specified by your cable guide, or was preempted in your region by a state of the union address or similar. Stupid stupid stupid. I would much rather pay a levy for my internet connection and feel safe knowing that I won't end up bankrupt because of it. It's working good for blank media and digital audio/video players, so why not data transfer as well? That way these corporations get back the hypothetical losses they claim are lost due to file sharing (and probably get far back more than their losing actually if this levy was to happen world wide). I can also guarantee that even with such a levy, people would still buy the media they want. For example, if I download a movie and like it, I'll buy it. Even with material showing up on torrent sites in 720p/1080p x264, the quality still doesn't come anywhere close to matching a Blu-Ray disc. I won't even touch 480p XviD stuff unless I absolutely have no choice, preferring to buy the DVD or Blu-Ray disc where available. I know from reading the forums out there that the vast majority of downloaders feel exactly the same way. Everybody wins this way. Unfortunately these corporations don't want to have to admit that they were wrong about downloading. It's up to our government to see the light and end the animosity on both sides by forcing everyone to go this route. If this passes, it is my sincere hope that all those in favor get nailed to the wall by this law. Repeatedly. Purchased that DVD or CD and want to use the content with your iPod or PC? Bam, $20,000 fine for trying since it’s all digitally protected these days. Downloaded a song you heard on the radio or are debating whether to buy the CD by previewing other songs from the album, bam $500 fine per offense. Same if you download a single television show simply because you failed to set your PVR/VCR timer correctly, or the show came on at a different time than specified by your cable guide, or was preempted in your region by a state of the union address or similar. Stupid stupid stupid.

I would much rather pay a levy for my internet connection and feel safe knowing that I won’t end up bankrupt because of it. It’s working good for blank media and digital audio/video players, so why not data transfer as well? That way these corporations get back the hypothetical losses they claim are lost due to file sharing (and probably get far back more than their losing actually if this levy was to happen world wide). I can also guarantee that even with such a levy, people would still buy the media they want. For example, if I download a movie and like it, I’ll buy it. Even with material showing up on torrent sites in 720p/1080p x264, the quality still doesn’t come anywhere close to matching a Blu-Ray disc. I won’t even touch 480p XviD stuff unless I absolutely have no choice, preferring to buy the DVD or Blu-Ray disc where available. I know from reading the forums out there that the vast majority of downloaders feel exactly the same way. Everybody wins this way. Unfortunately these corporations don’t want to have to admit that they were wrong about downloading. It’s up to our government to see the light and end the animosity on both sides by forcing everyone to go this route.

]]> By: Steve http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161/comment-page-1#comment-538826 Steve Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:17:35 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161#comment-538826 So if this goes through I guess we'll all be getting nice cheques back from the Government for all of the blank media and music player levies that we've been paying so far right? Right? Years ago the Courts told the Canadian Music industry that they could have levies, or they could have downloading outlawed but the could not and would not have both PERIOD. Now this shows up. That's Conservatives for you, could find their own asses with both hands and a flashlight, but they hop to and get to work when the Americans snap their fingers. So if this goes through I guess we’ll all be getting nice cheques back from the Government for all of the blank media and music player levies that we’ve been paying so far right? Right? Years ago the Courts told the Canadian Music industry that they could have levies, or they could have downloading outlawed but the could not and would not have both PERIOD. Now this shows up. That’s Conservatives for you, could find their own asses with both hands and a flashlight, but they hop to and get to work when the Americans snap their fingers.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161/comment-page-1#comment-538139 Reader's Write Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:42:16 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161#comment-538139 "Under proposed changes, people could be fined $500 for downloading copyrighted material" Meaning that in a few minutes the SAVE As key could run a bill of several thousand dollar or a few million dollars a year. Of course the law would be utterly unenforceable, as is the current copyright act. Boy, that's progress???? “Under proposed changes, people could be fined $500 for downloading copyrighted material”

Meaning that in a few minutes the SAVE As key could run a bill of several thousand dollar or a few million dollars a year.

Of course the law would be utterly unenforceable, as is the current copyright act.

Boy, that’s progress????

]]> By: Silly Ratfaced Git http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161/comment-page-1#comment-537627 Silly Ratfaced Git Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:48:25 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161#comment-537627 I suggest the following caption for the lovely picture of Sunny Jim above. Canadian industry minister Jim Prentice describes the tool that will be used by the US media cartels to screw Canadians: "It's THIS long, and it feels really, really good." On second thought, Jim Prentice is the tool that will be used by the US media cartels to screw Canadians. Sorry about the mix up. SRG I suggest the following caption for the lovely picture of Sunny Jim above.

Canadian industry minister Jim Prentice describes the tool that will be used by the US media cartels to screw Canadians: “It’s THIS long, and it feels really, really good.”

On second thought, Jim Prentice is the tool that will be used by the US media cartels to screw Canadians. Sorry about the mix up.

SRG

]]> By: Josh http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161/comment-page-1#comment-537298 Josh Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:27:22 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16161#comment-537298 "up to $20,000 for hacking digital locks or uploading copyrighted material to file-sharing websites" $20,000 to hack a digital lock to copy a peice of music/movie/software which you're legally allowed to copy anyway is retarded. $20,000 to upload copyright material to file-sharing websites is a bit stupid too... good thing .torrent files don't contain copyrighted material! “up to $20,000 for hacking digital locks or uploading copyrighted material to file-sharing websites”

$20,000 to hack a digital lock to copy a peice of music/movie/software which you’re legally allowed to copy anyway is retarded.

$20,000 to upload copyright material to file-sharing websites is a bit stupid too… good thing .torrent files don’t contain copyrighted material!

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