Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

U.S. Penalizes Ukraine for Abetting 'Piracy'

Posted by michael on from the communists-a-little-too-free-for-us dept.

The Politech mailing list has a note and follow-up on new trade restrictions levied against Ukraine, since they haven't complied with the U.S.'s demand for 'an optical media licensing regime.' John Gilmore's response puts the issue in perspective. Update: 01/03 23:08 GMT by M : The RIAA has a press release about the trade penalties and response to Gilmore.

3 of 671 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Looks like the US... by hex1848 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    you mean looks like microsoft is getting the us to go after targets it can afford to bully.

  2. A note to the anarchists... by cscx · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Piracy is bad. The simple fact that this artice was posted as legitimate "news" is to stir up a controversy about "bah! those horrible Americans! fuck them! let the Ukranians have their piracy!"

    Just the same as those fools that bash Microsoft about putting piracy protection in XP and Office. They are simply trying to prevent illegal trafficking of their products. I say, "Go USA!"

    The fools that bash piracy prevention are the same reason piracy prevention had to be enacted in the first place.

  3. You can't kick Canada's ass by Togo_Frumblefoot · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    haha crazy yankee

    --
    "where are we going, and why am I in a handbasket"