Comments on: New Finland copyright rules

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:23:17 +0000

It is indeed an extremely depressing day to be a Finn. I would have thought that in a country with the levels of education and technical sophistication of Finland, something like this would have been shot down after so many voices was raised against it.

It is a dark day indeed when such blatantly anti-consumer and anti-citizen laws are allowed to be passed. Aren’t the politicians supposed to primarily govern for the benefit of the people – not the benefit of the large media production companies?

Depressing.

/cr0ft

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 18:34:23 +0000

As a citizen of the unites states i am not surprised in the dramatic turn of events concerning the copyright law in the country of finland.

I suppose afterdawn.com was warned for years that eventually distributing dvd decyrpter DVD Shrink and other dvd circumvention tools in finland will eventually be ILLEGAL.

I find afterdawn’s situation to be really funny and amusing But distributing decss utilities have been illegal in the united states since 1998 under the DMCA.

The average citizen in this country has put up with this crap for years and i just can’t fathom why people in finland should be any different.

I have in the past have put posts on afterdawn.com for years and they always had this crazy idea that the dmca was only good for us citizens and not finland.

Their arrogance was beyond belief.

I Think any kind of dvd anti copying circumvention methods is bullshit but finland is catching up with the rest of the civilized world when it comes to issues like these.

When this is all over with you people can accuse people in the finnish legislature to be a bunch anti consumer back stabbers that shamelessly take kickbacks and bribes from the MPAA and RIAA much like congress people in the united states.

The united states congress is a whorehouse for the corporate and industrial cartels.

LET NOBODY SAY THAT ANYBODY DID’NT TELL YOU SO………..

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 01:40:25 +0000

* Possession of tools that allow circumventing copy protection mechanisms will be illegal. Even for personal use.

Computers, tape recorders, DVD recorders are all banned in Finland?

* Worryingly, even “organized discussion” on how to circumvent copy protection mechanisms, will be illegal. (and no, Finland doesn’t have similar to American Supreme Court that determines whether laws are against constitution, but when laws are approved, they by default are in harmony with constitution and can’t be later overturned on basis that they are un-constitutional)

* Guides on how to circumvent copy protection mechanisms can be considered as “tools” and thus are also illegal.

Another slap in the face for free speech.