Slashdot Mirror
New UK Law Criminalizes Copyright Violation
pdh11 writes "The Register today details the introduction of a new UK law that makes 'communication to the public' of copyright material a criminal, not civil, offence; this means that, whether done deliberately or not, allowing a copyright infringer to copy something from your machine becomes illegal. Even if you morally equate copyright infringement with theft, this is like prosecuting me as an accessory to theft because I left my front door unlocked. How has this, or the EU directive it implements, become law without even debate, let alone outcry?"
'ello?
Howdy. This is America calling, we'd like Ashcroft back.
Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.