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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.

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  1. Hmmm... by Reality+Master+101 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Skipping to the bottom, we see the phrase "...in short, we'll be living in a POLICE STATE."

    In short, that's the sign that you can pretty much disregard anything he says. His tin foil is strapped too tightly to his head.

    Why am I not suprised that Michael thinks this guy's ravings are "putting things in perspective"? Yeah, that's a nice, unbiased analysis of the pros and cons of balancing the rights of the music industry with fair use rights.

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    Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.