They took God out of politics (sorta), public schools, etc… Because it has a specific adgenda, why should Big Entertainment be treated any different? The Entertainment Industry is so deeply entrenched in Washington I would not be surprised to see a passing vote to move D.C. to Hollywood in the near future.

Hollywood is so entrenched that the courts are affraid to make proper decisions in the fear that it will set a standard that would destroy a market… Maybe they need to set a standard to force the industry to comply with public demand. Just like they did with wiretapping and colleges, ISP’s etc… or forcing Cable to TV to upgrade to a digital signal… Why is this not feasable? I guess too many politicians don’t want to lose those ‘complimentary’ *wink* *wink* tickets so they can take their mistresses to Lindsy Lohan.

It is a shame the cartels over-reach hasn’t resulted in the same results but they are bigger fish with deep enough pockets to finance an aquarium featuring legal sharks as the main attraction. What the EFF can’t do, previous and potential customers (who long longer think they qualify as the consumers that corporation speak believes they should be classified as) are doing better at saying no thanks. The unexpected help of Sony on the DRM issue was much appreciated and continues to be as a results of Sony only owning up to it in the US while the rest of the world gets to enjoy the dubious benefits of the rootkit. (A wonderful xmas gift to give your loved ones’, isn’t it?)

Till Sony found it would get the benefits of a computer security fraud lawsuit from NY as a results of those infected cds still on the market after announcing the recall in a most carefully worded statement that had no mention of the word recall in it, Sony’s recall was in word only on the internet. In the rest of the world, those cds are still for sale. Sony neithers admits to doing wrong, nor do they act as if they have any thought other than maximizing profit through either sale or through data gathering benefits from any that discover the rootkit later. Unlike the MPA, which felt that it might be off the hook for this by public apology and private apology, the labels have yet to recognise they have crossed the border into the unacceptable, nor have they yet to make it right with the customer. Until then, I see no reason to buy a product with more hassles than it is worth to the buyer.

right….

“sites that make money from ‘illegally trafficking copyrighted materials’”

you sure they’re making money from those materials, or is the revenue derived from ads on the same page as the lyrics posted? gotta admit, they *do* use interesting terminology that looks nice.

is it just me, or is it everytime that they use flawed terminology that the subsequent analogy is very flawed too? thinking of sharing versus stealing (posting lyrics vs robbing a bank).