Comments on: The tide ebbs on RIAA, MPAA ‘reign of terror’ http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16601 p2pnet.net offers not-your-lamescream news on movies music digital media P2P peer-to-peer TV television file sharing freedom of speech open source product news Wifi mobiles company Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:07:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16601#comment-743011 Reader's Write Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:42:17 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16601#comment-743011 The intelligence of the RIAA and MPAA is equivalent to a selfish, irrational 8 year old. They won't give up anytime soon. The intelligence of the RIAA and MPAA is equivalent to a selfish, irrational 8 year old. They won’t give up anytime soon.

]]> By: Rekrul http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16601#comment-668014 Rekrul Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:13:38 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16601#comment-668014 "It looks as though we’re now past the high water mark of RIAA / MPAA attempts to rewrite copyright law, says Recording Industry vs The People’s Ray Beckerman (right)." How so? Both the RIAA and MPAA are hard at work trying to get the ACTA treaty passed in secret so that it can dramatically alter copyright law. Meanwhile the MPAA is pushing the FCC for a waiver to selectively disable the analog outputs on cable boxes so that they can offer new movies to subscribers before they're released on DVD. And if the Jammie Thomas verdict is overturned and "making available" is declared to be insufficient to find someone guilty of infringement, I guarantee you that there will be a bill before Congress within a month that specifically states that "making available" IS infringement. It'll probably be sponsored by "Hollywood" Howard Berman. “It looks as though we’re now past the high water mark of RIAA / MPAA attempts to rewrite copyright law, says Recording Industry vs The People’s Ray Beckerman (right).”

How so? Both the RIAA and MPAA are hard at work trying to get the ACTA treaty passed in secret so that it can dramatically alter copyright law. Meanwhile the MPAA is pushing the FCC for a waiver to selectively disable the analog outputs on cable boxes so that they can offer new movies to subscribers before they’re released on DVD.

And if the Jammie Thomas verdict is overturned and “making available” is declared to be insufficient to find someone guilty of infringement, I guarantee you that there will be a bill before Congress within a month that specifically states that “making available” IS infringement. It’ll probably be sponsored by “Hollywood” Howard Berman.

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