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RIAA nominated for "Internet Villain of the Year"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-isn't-that-nice dept.

Joey Patterson writes "Slyck reports that the UK's Internet Industry Awards organization has nominated the RIAA for its Internet Villain of the Year award because they support "'right to hack' proposals and other unworkable solutions to curb copyright abuse"." Congratulations to them on being nominated for this prestigious and appropriate award ;)

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  1. For those who post without reading the article by ninewands · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The nominations are:

    BBC Watchdog: 'for a report on the important issue of spam that was more intent on vilifying ISP's than educating consumers'

    The Home Office: 'for the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security (ATCS) Act and continued delays associated with the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA)'

    Oftel: 'for (amongst a host of other things) failing to ensure expedient local loop unbundling by BT which has hindered both competition in the telco sector and the development of Broadband Britain'

    The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA): 'for supporting "right to hack" proposals and other unworkable solutions to curb copyright abuse'

    Telecommunications analysts: 'for their substantial contribution to the meltdown in the telecommunications and Internet sector'

    That really is a nasty group of suspects, but we might want to add:

    John Poindexter: 'for attempting to destroy world-wide privacy.'

    The United States Congress (both houses): 'for (among too many other offenses to list in detail) passing the PATRIOT Act and other privacy-invading and security-compromising legislation that will be completely ineffective in stopping terrorism.'

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    utter rubbish
    1. Re:For those who post without reading the article by WPIDalamar · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I'd have to go ahead and vote for Congress. They passed the PATRIOT act AND the DMCA, and refuse to do anything about ICANN.

  2. A Humble Suggestion by Badgerman · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Why isn't Slashdot doing this? Let's have a Slashdot villain of the year contest.

    Yeah, we can joke. We KNOW one of the nominees will be CowboyNeil. But in all seriousness, perhaps this is another way Slashdot can do some good. Have people suggest villains, send the reasons why, and the most popular and best-explained ones go up.

    Sure, it may seem silly, but today, on the net, a little spectacle and some humor can break down barriers and make a point.

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    "The Sage treasures Unity and measures all things by it" - Lao Tzu
  3. Re:new villians on the block by Guppy06 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Not to toot my own horn or anything, but perhaps Boris & Natasha would be a good icon for a new MPAA/RIAA category.