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European Parliament vs. Music Industry: 1-0

Posted by michael on from the but-the-industry-gets-to-keep-trying-till-they-win dept.

An Anonymous Coward sends us this: "The European Parliament's influential legal Affairs Committee rejected on Monday most of the 197 proposed amendments aimed at tightening up the current copyright system. See the story on euractiv.com".

3 comments

  1. Re:The Amswer by ooze · · Score: 1

    What for? Heavier Copyrights? Not being allowed to drink your beer in front of your own house? A mild and wise justice? A liberal and tolerant community? A friendly police? Britney Spears? I'll come!

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  2. Re:The Amswer by Anoriymous+Coward · · Score: 1

    Ah. That must be why Americans say it all the time then.

    It's a free society but you have to say "Move to AMERICA" every five minutes. Oh, and you have to forget how to spell "answer". But apart from that it's free.

    Yes, this is flamebait.

  3. The US could take a lesson by Proteus · · Score: 3

    This is indicitave of what people really want - more freedom, not less. The US could take a cue from the EU at this point: our government is (ostensibly) for the people, not for the corporations

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