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Copyright Bill could Stifle Innovation
binder520 writes "Wired has an article on how the latest Senate Bill, sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), will hold technology companies liable for supplying devices or software that can be used to illegally copy music, videos, software, etc. It looks like it is time to write to your senators, because the verbiage in the bill is too subjective for any technology company to stand up to the media giants. Say good bye to your VCR, MP3 players, CD/DVD burners, etc."
Pretty soon, it's going to be illegal to even look at or listen to something covered by copyright protection. If you think about it, our brains keep a copy of everything we come into contact with in our memories. With science ever progressing towards Utopia, it won't be long before we are able to access and re-experience memories as if we were right there in the moment we first experienced them. "Just look in this little pen right here and say cheese! *FLASH* You will not remember anything about seeing Men In Black 7. You will be happy and do something special for everyone in your life. Thank you from the MPAA!"
The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
It's time to nuke Utah since it only seems to produce annoying dipshits.
that nobody is copying his music
http://www.hatchmusic.com/
John Kerry is a Joke!
Not really. For every quack in the pocket of Disney who introduces a fascist copyright bill, there's a quack in the pocket of Dell or HP there to oppose him. It's like checks and balances on crazy.
Since when has this country used intellectual elite as a pejorative term?
Note to Everyone Else: Its time for us to deal with Utah and kick their ass around the block. ;-)
I guess that makes him (or it?) an outlaw. Or maybe future Furby's will be programmed to self-destruct if your 2 year old sings them a copyright tune, like the Barney theme or happy birthday. Does this make my telephone voice mail an illegal circumvention device? Somebody might call me up and hum a copyrighted song, better unplug it....
Has this guy ever thought of moving to N. Korea? I bet he would love it there. Too bad for him that East Germany no longer exists. He would have made a wonderful Stazi bureaucrat.
Actually, somebody should propose an amendment to his bill which would also hold liable the manufacturer of any technology which could be used to reproduce copyright printed matter as well, so we can outlaw computers, typewriters, photocopiers, paper, pens, etc. Just to show how looney this really gets.
My rights don't need management.
Q: What could be worse than marrying a mormon?
A: Marrying two.
It goes from God, to Jerry, to me.
I'm a Mormon polygamist you insensitive clod!
... just like politicians everywhere else.
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
"Friends, The legislation I propose today, will make our great country a better place. In this doccument is decisive legislation to outlaw that menace to all, Orin Hatch!
When it is passed, he will be placed in a wooden box (with plenty of food and water), and shipped to the place where he can do the most damage: North Korea. We expect the regime to be toppled within two weeks of his arrival."
HA! I just wasted some of your bandwidth with a frivolous sig!
We could give them Utah if they agreed never to let Celine Dion leave the country ever again or record another CD.
That's our life, the big wheel of shit. - The Fat Man, Blue Tango Salvage
I did like you said, and looked up on Google how to insert a link.
You start out like this:
and then you add the url. For example, a Google result on Orrin Hatch and bills would be: and then finish the tag with: The you add a nice description: and finally, you add the closing tag: This ends up making a link that looks like this: It doesn't seem all that difficult, and looks like it could add a whole lot to the discussion.I heard that there was even a tool for browsers to help with things like this.
In summary: u g0t pwned.
Show me on the doll where his noodly appendage touched you.
Do they really do this? For no charge?
The games are free, but there is a shipping and handling fee that runs from $30-$50, depending on the game.