Comments on: French ’state-sponsored piracy’ http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275 p2pnet.net - reader powered Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:14:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275#comment-36521 Reader's Write Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:43:56 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275#comment-36521 Indeed, foreign media focus on the part of the law that angers Apple, but the new french law also refers to the US supreme court decision over Grokster (which is weird as the one behind this decision in France says he does it all to promote the french "cultural exception" Vs the American copyright view), but in fact voted a pure transposition of the Induce act the Bush governement wanted to pass 2 years ago, with all the risks of chilling innovation in France like the Induce act would have had in the USA (in the same time, what's innovative in France ? :-) Indeed, foreign media focus on the part of the law that angers Apple, but the new french law also refers to the US supreme court decision over Grokster (which is weird as the one behind this decision in France says he does it all to promote the french “cultural exception” Vs the American copyright view), but in fact voted a pure transposition of the Induce act the Bush governement wanted to pass 2 years ago, with all the risks of chilling innovation in France like the Induce act would have had in the USA (in the same time, what’s innovative in France ? :-)

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275#comment-36483 Reader's Write Fri, 24 Mar 2006 03:28:27 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275#comment-36483 'I hope more countries pass laws...' They already have, its called copyright law. The problem is that the cartels get away with breaking it. ‘I hope more countries pass laws…’

They already have, its called copyright law. The problem is that the cartels get away with breaking it.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275#comment-36413 Reader's Write Thu, 23 Mar 2006 04:00:45 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275#comment-36413 The technology does not distinguish between the exchange of non-commercial works and the exchange of the latest movie still in the cinemas. This sounds very similar to the Grokster ruling - provided you don't say "ALL THE LATEST STUFF FREE!!!" you should be okay. The technology does not distinguish between the exchange of non-commercial works and the exchange of the latest movie still in the cinemas.

This sounds very similar to the Grokster ruling - provided you don’t say “ALL THE LATEST STUFF FREE!!!” you should be okay.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275#comment-36405 Reader's Write Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:43:53 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275#comment-36405 "is turning into" He turned into that a ling time ago. “is turning into”

He turned into that a ling time ago.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275#comment-36404 Reader's Write Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:29:06 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275#comment-36404 Jon you must of missed this amendment to the copyright law now your so focused on being anti copyright "In addition, the bill will make it illegal to develop, distribute or promote P-to-P (peer-to-peer) software for purposes other than collaborative working, research purposes or the exchange of noncommercial works" http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/story/0,10801,109756,00.html Jon you must of missed this amendment to the copyright law now your so focused on being anti copyright

“In addition, the bill will make it illegal to develop, distribute or promote P-to-P (peer-to-peer) software for purposes other than collaborative working, research purposes or the exchange of noncommercial works”

http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/story/0,10801,109756,00.html

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275#comment-36403 Reader's Write Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:22:43 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275#comment-36403 I'm sorry but I find this all very funny. Why? Because Jobs is turning into the MPAA/RIAA puppet boy. Apple's a hw company so as long as he's selling product he could care less how limited his customers feel. I hope more countries pass laws that allows people to use legally purchased product as they see fit. I’m sorry but I find this all very funny.

Why? Because Jobs is turning into the MPAA/RIAA puppet boy. Apple’s a hw company so as long as he’s selling product he could care less how limited his customers feel.

I hope more countries pass laws that allows people to use legally purchased product as they see fit.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275#comment-36397 Reader's Write Wed, 22 Mar 2006 20:40:23 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8275#comment-36397 It's not like we want it all in MS's form anyway. It should be in an open standard, that anyone can use. It’s not like we want it all in MS’s form anyway. It should be in an open standard, that anyone can use.

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