Comments on: Big Music Korean balls-up

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:47:24 +0000

Although we are one of the only first world countries that still has the death penalty, we are not the only one that has popular support from it’s citizens for it. Support in Britain especially has always been high, and the most recent poll I could find still indicates that there is more support then opposition for the dp. The facts are similar in many of the “progressive” society’s of Europe. Morality by gunpoint I guess.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/03/ndeath03.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/01/03/ixnewstop.html

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:48:32 +0000

…and there’s nothing wrong with stating your position on an issue like the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office did – they’re not going to press charges against people who download for personal use.

Now everybody knows where they stand…well, except for the Korean RIAA, who don’t have a leg to stand on.

har har.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:50:49 +0000

Newsflash, as far as first world countries go, we, America, rank at the bottom of the list of “progressive” societies…last I checked we’re still the only western nation still using the death penalty and don’t forget our dear G-Dub’s illegal wiretaps… I just hope we stay “progressive” enough to keep our p2p legal and free.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:44:58 +0000

Don’t you just love this? It is almost a foregone conclusion that every time the RIAA or one of its equavalent’s in another country press for harsher and more stringent penalties of infringement, they refer to some other progressive countries that have already done so. It will now be possible for those of opposite opinion to also display already commited actions just to the opposite and with good reason.

I also believe that this will drive those lobbyists that seek the tightening of laws to push for ever more secretive ways of achieving influance and getting those laws passed in what ever country they attempt to influance as a result of these statements. We have already seen just such tactics used, passing the law under very limited time frames and doing so at holiday sessions where most of the majority aren’t there to vote on any sort of approval or denying of those same votes. Here also it has been demonstrated that the reverse can be done with France seeing the vote of making the mp3 a legal file to share, copyrighted or no. Whiile it is likely at this point it will not stand up to review, it has once again paved the way to show how such underhanded tactics by the cartels can have the ground cut out from under it.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 08:16:27 +0000

Maybe I’m wrong, but I call that a precedent.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 03:50:38 +0000

“…controversies about infringements of human rights.”

Oh thats just great!

Another country more progressive than the U.S.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 02:05:39 +0000

That is a warm fuzzy tale.

The quotes are sooo great.

“…now they’ve announced that it’s permissible to download music for private listening.”

“People who didn’t even think of doing so may start.” (can u say “napster case”?)

“…if prosecutors start investigating Internet users nationwide, it may start controversies about infringements of human rights.”

A heartfelt thank you to The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:37:45 +0000

Hmmmmm….. I think it is time to move *shouts down the hall* “hunny pack up the kids things were moveing to korea

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:02:27 +0000

hahahhahnhhhahahhahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahah

I go home smiling today.