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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. I completely agree by Corellon+Larethian · · Score: 0, Troll

    MP3 should have been outlawed five years ago.

    When was the white paper on that one? 1983? 1985?
    It's time for people to move up to Vorbis and AC3.

    Anyone caught still using MP3 should be beat with a cane pole in the town square.

  2. But I thought... by Trolling4Columbine · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...that Socialist societies were free, and Capitalist societies were under the thumbs of corporations!

    Even we don't have such a ridiculous law in the U.S.

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  3. So in other words by mcc · · Score: 0, Troll

    The Slashdot hivemind praises people when they uphold personal and consumer rights over large corporate interests, and attacks them when they don't.

    WHAT A BUNCH OF HYPOCRITES!

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