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Hilary Rosen from RIAA will write Iraq's Copyrights?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-just-plain-creapy dept.

sould writes "The Register is reporting that Hilary Rosen is to assist in writing Iraq's Intellectual Property laws. Can't have those Iraqi's pirating Eminem now can we?"

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  1. Another cruel regime? by ChaoticChaos · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought that when we ousted Sadaam, that meant the end of cruel and merciless regimes for the Iraqi people. ;-)

    I wonder if the Republican Guard will instinctively rally around Ms. Rosen? ;-)

    1. Re:Another cruel regime? by grumpygrodyguy · · Score: 4, Funny

      I wonder if the Republican Guard will instinctively rally around Ms. Rosen? ;-)

      Yes, but they will truly fear Chemical Valenti.

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    2. Re:Another cruel regime? by SEWilco · · Score: 5, Funny
      "The song stealers are committing suicide by the hundreds against the unbreakable firewalls of the Iraqi Isolation Ministry."

      "There are no MP3s in Baghdad International Airport. They were burned with the infidels that tried to bring them in."

      "RIAA Shock Troops have attacked file servers and found that they feared retribution for misbehavior so much that they never performed their intended IP peonism. All disk drives will be decently covered and are continually monitored with the finest Iraqi headphones."

      "There never have been independent bands in Iraq and they were chased out of garages which were promptly filled with imported APC and other quality imported cars."

      "This space for rent. Bids for sponsorship of next week are in the RIAA eBay store."

      "Sneaky steak-eating snakes sneaking stolen songs stung stunned since submarine scuba shockers swung soulless soundless smash sticks Sunday."

      "A giant eraser rubbed out music thieves and none were found in a survey of our offices today."

      "The Iraqi Copyright Office thanks all those who donated the ownership of music to the good of the State by registering Iraq as holding the copyright last year."

      "Rumors fly that a musician was using D-flat last month. Our investigators have not been able to find such a violation of international agreements, but we continue to monitor for violations of D-armament controls."

      "There certainly could be no willingness to flagrantly endanger the public by placing uncontrolled music in residential areas. Some reckless individuals distributed rumors of a party two days ago, but careful inspection of the rubble after the artillery barrage has shown no proof that such a danger ever existed near the Euphrates. Our precision area bombardment guardsmen are ever vigilant."

      "Disco ball spotted by sniper. Destroyed same."

  2. Look at the bright side! by 1010011010 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone might shoot her!

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    1. Re:Look at the bright side! by Rinikusu · · Score: 5, Funny

      I find that remark to be shallow, callous, and very very horrible. To wish death upon a person simply because her viewpoints are different from yours is completely barbaric.

      Maybe someone will throw a jar of acid in her face, instead.

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  3. Aha! by Captain+Rotundo · · Score: 4, Funny

    And to think everyone thought the bombing was the "Shock & Awe" part of the campaign....

    1. Re:Aha! by BigBadBri · · Score: 4, Funny
      Hilary Rosen - Dubya's 'Shocking Whore'?

      Perhaps she'll make it illegal to crack the Code of Hammurabi ...

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  4. This might be worth it... by Garg · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... if they make her wear veils all the time.

    Garg

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  5. I wonder if... by acidrain69 · · Score: 5, Funny

    this is why she retired/is retiring? Maybe it wasn't about Oil... it was really about securing all that Iraqi IP and Music! The REAL conspiracy is uncovered!

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  6. Oh, the irony by techstar25 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is ironic since the Iraqi Information Minister has apparently been writing the RIAA's sales statistics reports.

  7. Good to know by Skyshadow · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know, it's refreshing that rather than being saddled laws which are based on wisdom and forward-thinking ideals, the Iraqis will be able to skip straight to having laws based on short-sighted greed.

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  8. Iraqi IP Minister? by American+AC+in+Paris · · Score: 5, Funny
    "...there is no fair use! Fair use has not been seen within 300 miles of Baghdad! The power of copyright is absolute and unwavering, and it shall crush the infidels that would steal Iraqi music!"

    Hillary "Heinous Hil" Rosen, Iraqi I.P. Minister

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  9. Excuse me but ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't this equivalent to having Michael Jackson run a child care center???

  10. Re:More important issues! by fobbman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dr. Kevorkian has already been pegged to be their Health Minister.

  11. Re:This is just plain absurd... by cetan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Only because he can't pronounce "colonization" properly.

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  12. US priorities in Iraq by daveo0331 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The oil industry makes campaign contributions. Result: US troops are sent to protect the oil wells and the Oil Ministry.

    The RIAA makes campaign contributions. Result: US lawyers are sent to protect the latest Britney Spears and Eminem albums.

    The Iraqi National Museum doesn't contribute to the campaign. Result: The museum gets looted, and priceless artifacts thousands of years old are stolen or destroyed.

    Perhaps property owners in Damascus should take notice? Or is this just a wild conspiracy theory?

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