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Norway Considers New Copyright Laws

Posted by Zonk on from the i-want-my-mp3s dept.

bizpile writes "The Norwegian government is considering a change to copyright laws that would make it illegal to rip a CD to MP3s when copy protection is in place on the CD. However, you would still be allowed to copy from one CD to another regardless of copy protection. Gisle Hannemyr, of the University of Oslo's Department of Informatics, responded by saying "We are going to be a nation of lawbreakers if this law is passed in its current form." The new proposal would allow fines and a maximum penalty of three years in prison for violating copyrights and engaging in computer piracy."

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  1. You know what they say by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    If mp3s are outlawed, only outlaws will have mp3s.

    From reading Slashdot, I thought Europe was a utopia with perfect and just laws.

    1. Re:You know what they say by WickedClean · · Score: 4, Funny

      You'll get my MP3s when you delete them out of my cold hard drive.

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      ...All I can say is that my life is pretty strange...
    2. Re:You know what they say by iabervon · · Score: 4, Funny

      If Europe were a utopia with perfect and just laws (according to Slashdot), software patents would be uniformly and clearly prohibited. In fact, Europe is a terrible place (according to Slashdot), except for Poland, which is valiantly fighting back against the forces of evil. No, wait. This week, Europe is a terrible place, except for the Netherlands, which is fighting back.

      Be sure to tune in next week, when Europe is a terrible place, except for Denmark, which is fighting back.

  2. Law makers? Or stand up comics? by SlayerofGods · · Score: 4, Funny

    "For example, a CD's (security code) could be cracked to play a recording on a car stereo, since a CD-player would be seen as an appropriate medium," the news release said. "But the security code could not be cracked to copy the recording onto an MP-3 player, since such a device would not be seen as an appropriate for a CD."
    Ahh that's classic.
    Who knew an mp3 player wasn't appropriate for playing music.

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    Technology, the cause of and solution to all of life's problems.
  3. Re:What's the penalty for falsely claiming ? by marika · · Score: 2, Funny

    I didn't copy your cd, I've download it I swear.

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    This is totally insecure, but very convenient.
  4. Re:DRM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    He's from Barcelona!

  5. OK. I'll bite. by JonTurner · · Score: 2, Funny

    >>Who knew an mp3 player wasn't appropriate for playing music.

    Sony.