Finland Adopts New Copyright Legislation

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Finland Adopts New Copyright Legislation

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday October 5, 2005 @08:21AM from the killing-my-eyes-kill-danny dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Finland has adopted European Union Copyright Directive with new changes to its national legislation, giving Finland one of the most record label friendly pieces of legislation in Europe. The article has a good summary of the new law's changes to the old, rather flexible legislation."

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Great by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-05 08:22 · Score: 2, Funny

Now if Finland would only produce some records that actually sold you might have a winning combo!
Well you know by truckaxle · 2005-10-05 08:23 · Score: 3, Funny

You can never trust those Finlander's .... oh wait .....
1. Re:Well you know by s20451 · 2005-10-05 10:27 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  I am looking forward to the future, when only the nation state of Northern California will matter to me. We have the water. We have the brains. We can overrule the central California nitwits from (recent immigrants from Dumbfuckistan) by simply voting our progressive politics into action over their objections.
  
  Are you talking about this? Because I have to say, that site is about as intelligent and well balanced as PETA or Fox News.
  
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So.... by maynard · 2005-10-05 08:23 · Score: 5, Funny

....You can smoke pot, but don't you dare illegally download music! Hmmm.... --M
Holy crap... by Jesselnz · 2005-10-05 08:27 · Score: 3, Funny

This actually makes me glad to be an american... for the first time in a while...
What?! by orionware · 2005-10-05 08:31 · Score: 0, Funny
Distributing (even for free) tools (whether physical devices or software) that allow circumventing copy protection mechanisms will be illegal. (this includes DVD rippers, tools that allow copying copy-protected CDs, etc)

things that are now illegal:
- black pens.. Hate to allow those crooks to get around the "gill the gap" trick on those protected CD's
- all recording devices
- Speakers. In case the microphone ban doesn't go through
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Re:World Wide Government by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-05 08:41 · Score: 3, Funny

Somalia. Money can't by what doesn't exist.
Implications for hardware could be severe... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-05 08:44 · Score: 5, Funny

"Possession of tools that allow circumventing copy protection mechanisms will be illegal. Even for personal use."

So, I guess this means the new Finnish keyboard will be without a "Shift" key.
1. Re:Implications for hardware could be severe... by Hymer · 2005-10-05 09:00 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  No... That means MS Windows is now a forbidden OS in Finland... the "shift-key bypass" is a feature in MS Windows...
  
  Anyone using Windows should now format the drive containing the tool of evil...
  ...and everybody must contact the authorities so the distribution of Windows in Finland can be stopped ASAP...
Fatality by lordmoose · 2005-10-05 08:49 · Score: 5, Funny

Lawyer: Your Honor, this young man was caught downloading illegal music
Judge: Finnish him!
Re:Why are you glad? by rovingeyes · 2005-10-05 08:51 · Score: 4, Funny

I agree with you partner. A true American would prepare to invade that country and spread freedom and liberty!
But... by Apotsy · 2005-10-05 10:42 · Score: 2, Funny

I thought every country outside the US was an enlightened paradise where everything is wonderful! Only poor stupid Americans have to put up with crap like you describe. I know it's true because every English-speaking non-US resident on the entire internet says so all the time!

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