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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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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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