Comments on: Copyright in Botswana http://www.p2pnet.net/story/6508 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/6508/comment-page-1#comment-22083 Reader's Write Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:50:07 +0000 #comment-22083 You would think there would be more pressing issues in Botswana. For instance, the 38% adult HIV prevalence rate. Maybe they'll put 'devices' into all of them next to monitor all of their HIV+ people. You would think there would be more pressing issues in Botswana. For instance, the 38% adult HIV prevalence rate. Maybe they’ll put ‘devices’ into all of them next to monitor all of their HIV+ people.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/6508/comment-page-1#comment-21924 Reader's Write Sat, 08 Oct 2005 17:22:51 +0000 #comment-21924 The proposed law is nothing more than an attack on freedom of speech. As more speech is through high persistence audio and video recordings, the threat of speech to the politicians who are there for the money becomes greater. They have found a solution to the freedom of speech problem of videos and mp3 files. Rafael Venegas http://www.gvenegas.com The proposed law is nothing more than an attack on freedom of speech. As more speech is through high persistence audio and video recordings, the threat of speech to the politicians who are there for the money becomes greater. They have found a solution to the freedom of speech problem of videos and mp3 files.

Rafael Venegas
http://www.gvenegas.com

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/6508/comment-page-1#comment-21761 Reader's Write Fri, 07 Oct 2005 11:53:35 +0000 #comment-21761 The first sentence describes how the "device" only be applied to commercial distributions. The second sentence makes the device owner cough up some cash for the privilage of having a "protected" work. The third sentence says that the (potential) device owner must have permission from the copyright holder to have the device approved. The second paragraph describes the punishment for NOT going through the official process of getting the authrized device. The last sentence say that any person who copies the DEVICE is liable to get in trouble. Basically this is the requirements for the AUTHORS and DISTRIBUTORS, not the ordinary people, although it does say that you can get in trouble for reproducing the "device" - it doesn't say you get in trouble for removing it altogether. (So you could copy a CD, but so long as you don't copy the device to make your burnt CD look "legit" you're fine. I like the idea - there are more obligations on the copyright holder, and it leaves the copyright office open to revoke the copyright if the author/distributor stops paying. The first sentence describes how the “device” only be applied to commercial distributions.

The second sentence makes the device owner cough up some cash for the privilage of having a “protected” work.

The third sentence says that the (potential) device owner must have permission from the copyright holder to have the device approved.

The second paragraph describes the punishment for NOT going through the official process of getting the authrized device. The last sentence say that any person who copies the DEVICE is liable to get in trouble.

Basically this is the requirements for the AUTHORS and DISTRIBUTORS, not the ordinary people, although it does say that you can get in trouble for reproducing the “device” – it doesn’t say you get in trouble for removing it altogether. (So you could copy a CD, but so long as you don’t copy the device to make your burnt CD look “legit” you’re fine.

I like the idea – there are more obligations on the copyright holder, and it leaves the copyright office open to revoke the copyright if the author/distributor stops paying.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/6508/comment-page-1#comment-21736 Reader's Write Fri, 07 Oct 2005 05:18:54 +0000 #comment-21736 "Hell, most ppl in Southern Africa, do not even know what p2p is" That's exactly my point. I live in Canada and can see first hand how American corporations aggressively try to push their policies onto our government. Fortunately for us, the courts have so far been smarter than our politicians ;) “Hell, most ppl in Southern Africa, do not even know what p2p is”

That’s exactly my point. I live in Canada and can see first hand how American corporations aggressively try to push their policies onto our government. Fortunately for us, the courts have so far been smarter than our politicians ;)

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/6508/comment-page-1#comment-21717 Reader's Write Fri, 07 Oct 2005 01:16:38 +0000 #comment-21717 Hi.. You are mistaken. Ut is only for COMMERCIAL Property. P2P is safe. Hell, most ppl in Southern Africa, do not even know what p2p is :) Hi..
You are mistaken. Ut is only for COMMERCIAL Property. P2P is safe. Hell, most ppl in Southern Africa, do not even know what p2p is :)

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/6508/comment-page-1#comment-21710 Reader's Write Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:29:58 +0000 #comment-21710 These are countries that desperately need to suck up to United States lobbied interests. Unfortunately they have no idea what they're getting into. These are countries that desperately need to suck up to United States lobbied interests. Unfortunately they have no idea what they’re getting into.

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