Euro DMCA Fails

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Posted by Hemos on Monday December 23, 2002 @04:45AM from the too-bad-so-sad dept.

Kr3m3Puff writes "Looks like the Euro DCMA has failed according to Yahoo! It seems that only two member nations had adopted the local law and therfore the Euro wide law will not be adopted. The BSA is complaining they have no protections." Update: 12/23 17:50 GMT by T : That's DMCA rather than DCMA -- silly acronyms.

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BSA Complains? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-23 04:52 · Score: 5, Funny

Why would the Boy Scouts of America want extra protection in Europe?

(Posted anonymously for my protection.)
Mildly amusing side note by idontgno · 2002-12-23 04:53 · Score: 5, Funny

" "It's a bit disappointing," Francisco Mingorance, European policy director for the Business Software Alliance (BSA) trade group told Reuters on Monday."
At a quick glance, you could read the BSA mouthpiece's name as "Ignorance".
No, I don't have anything useful to add to the discussion; I just wanted to mock the name of the Mouth of Sauron.

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Re:What's DCMA? by elmegil · 2002-12-23 04:56 · Score: 2, Funny

You have just violated my digital copyright on the word "millennium, established by the Digital Copyright 'Millennium' Act. And you misspelled it to boot. Shame on you.

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Boo Hoo for the BSA by FreeLinux · 2002-12-23 04:58 · Score: 5, Funny

I feel really sorry for them. How ever will they enforce their policies without this bill? Especially with half of Europe switching to Linux, the BSA rapidly approaches obsolescence.

We'll miss them, won't we?
BLASPHEMY! by unformed · 2002-12-23 05:12 · Score: 4, Funny

Thou shalt not speaketh the word "spellcheck" in Commander Taco's Realm.

Repent, fellkow mortal, REPENT!
New Measure... by rnturn · 2002-12-23 05:43 · Score: 4, Funny

``The BSA is complaining they have no protections.''

Could this be a new measure of how well something is aligned with the public's best interests? If the BSA doesn't like it, it's gotta be good?
Works for me!

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Re:Only two nations... by jlanthripp · 2002-12-23 05:50 · Score: 2, Funny

We have a small, private organization going by the name of Anti Pirate Group, who get issued warrants from local judges, and afterwards basically bust into people's homes, rummaging through their computers and CD collection in search of pirate material.
Anyone intending to burst into my home suddenly and without warning, apart from duly sworn-in law enforcement officers bearing a valid search warrant and announcing themselves as such, would be well-advised to have his will up to date. This home is protected by Smith & Wesson, among others.

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High price... by Vrallis · 2002-12-23 06:15 · Score: 3, Funny

European lawmakers must have an insanely high price if MPAA/RIAA haven't paid them off already. Ours were bought and sold for pennies.

Today's special, three Senators for only $1.00! Purchase 10 packs and you are entitled to your choice of 10% off any Supreme Court Justice of your choice or the Vice Pacemaker...erm...President!
No, you had it right the first time. by zerofoo · 2002-12-23 07:22 · Score: 4, Funny

DCMA:

Digital

Consumer

Molestation

Act

-ted
Re:Only two nations... by Iamthefallen · 2002-12-23 07:23 · Score: 2, Funny

The Swedish Anti Pirat Byrån had a recorded interview on their site which was from a radio show about how piracy hurts the poor poor business owners, why piracy is bad, copyright laws etc etc.

The twist? They didn't bother to ask the radio station for permission before they put it up there, then tried to make it a case of fair use when the radio station called them on it...

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