Comments on: File sharing vs manslaughter

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 06:19:04 +0000

Am I missing something or does the original post on Freedom to Tinker say:

“Itâs also more than the average Federal sentence for manslaughter ”

where as the post on p2pnet says:

“Itâs also less than the average Federal sentence for manslaughter”

cheers

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:27:46 +0000

Dream on.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:09:59 +0000

The current DMCA proposal change are to restrictive in fact they should be toned down not up, the corporations that are pushing this is foreign owned companies, the constitution begins with WE THE PEOPLE, I feel the goverment has sold it’s soul to corporate america and the people do not count any more. Copyright laws have been turned into a black sludge by special interest,a monopoly and that happened with the help from washington.
I pray ever day that the U.S. Goverment grows up some day and starts doing the job it was created for, taking care of its individuals
rights. The founding fathers of this country gave us the guide lines, we have been lead off course.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:59:45 +0000

One has to wonder: will the next Marc Emery be someone from the file-sharing community?

Under terms of the MLAT (Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty) the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) succeeded in having Marc Emery arrested for violating U.S. law; he now potentially faces extradition to the United States, where he is likely to be sentenced to decades in jail.

By contrast, here in Canada, Emery has been arrested multiple times, fined once or twice, and spent a few days in jail.

Should this egregious and over-the-top legislation actually see the light of day, one wonders if the next organization to try to use the MLAT will the the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) acting on behalf of the entertainment cartels?

Will the next Marc Emery be someone from the file-sharing community?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:46:49 +0000

“Iâm eager to hear the rationale for these expansions. But I wouldnât be surprised if no rationale is offered, beyond the standard âpiracy is badâ mantra or vague claims to be ârationalizingâ the statute.”

Ed,Ed,Ed
The rational is the same as for most laws these days:
’cause it was bought and paid for.

Your obviously one of those silly liberal types that think politicians are suppose to act in their constituents best interest. I mean come on most constituents couldnât afford to bribe (opps, I meant lobby) politicians as they have come accustom to.