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Senate Passes Scaled-Back Copyright Bill

Posted by michael on from the making-sausage dept.

Finalnight writes "The Senate has voted to outlaw several favorite techniques of people who illegally copy and distribute movies, but has dropped other measures that could have led to jail time for Internet song-swappers..."

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  1. Is it better... by cheeseSource · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That only some of these got through than all of them or is it worse that any got through at all.

    I call it the "Be glad we only broke your kneecap. We were going break both your arms as well." approach.

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  2. Why jailtime? by Beatbyte · · Score: 3, Insightful

    People who secretly videotape movies when they are shown in theaters could go to prison for up to three years under the measure, which passed the Senate on Saturday.

    Why do we send people to jail that are at most causing loss of revenues for a certain industry? It's not removing the right for people to go see the movie. Why not just fine him for every copy he sent out? $1000/upload sounds like it would be more fit for the crime.

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  3. Clouded view of the future.... by Beatbyte · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "This bill strengthens the intellectual-property laws that are vital to the ongoing growth of our economy," Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch said.

    Maybe it's the fact that they need to create a new business model. That and not use the political puppets to create legislation that goes against the PEOPLE and for the CORPORATIONS.

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  4. Re:Best part of the story. by MarkGriz · · Score: 2, Insightful

    A section that would have made it illegal to edit out commercials was removed

    "All that complaining and speculating for nothing"

    Since the section was removed, perhaps the complaining and speculating was indeed for something.

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  5. Flawed analogy by Safety+Cap · · Score: 2, Insightful
    if you stole someone's car, and got caught, would you expect to pay Kelley Blue Book value?
    No, but if I make an exact duplicate of your car, then sold it to someone else, I wouldn't expect to pay anything to you. You still have your original car, in its original condition. I haven't stolen anything from you.

    Now, if your car was a WunderCar 6000, with a innovative new design © 2004 by you, and I made a copy and sold it, then you could sue me for infringement, but that is NOT a criminal offense. The new law was threatening to make it so, and that is wrong.

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  6. Re:Not Happy by GoodbyeBlueSky1 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The concern is that the punishments do not fit the crime. No one thinks that shoplifting is a good and moral thing to do, but would a law demanding 3 years in federal prison for petty theft be fair?

    Bullshit. How can you compare bootlegging movies to stealing candy bars? Are you serious? Do you realize how much money those scumbags make from selling cam movies on the street, even at only $5 a pop? It's pure profit and it's completely, undeniably stealing. Full on larceny, no "petty" involved.

    Jeez, I hate all this copyright crap as much as the next guy, but your argument is just ludicrous.

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