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Australia To Legalize VCR Recording and CD Ripping

Posted by Zonk on from the welcome-to-the-twenty-first-century dept.

paritosh writes "While the rest of the world is trying to figure out how to stop the assault of anti-consumer intellectual property laws, Australia is breaking free from them." From the article: "See, it is currently illegal in Australia to record shows off the telly, or to transferbangle (Australian for copy) music from CDs to portable music players. The end result is that a large portion of of the Australian citizenry are technically breaking the law, and while that may not sit poorly with a nation born of criminality, it makes the legal system look a tad bit ridiculous. Could you imagine shipping all of those offenders to Madagascar?"

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  1. Ahead in time. by simpleguy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Heh! Looks like 2006 is gonna be a great year! Australia is already there.

  2. WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    These "Criminals" shouldnt be legalized, they should be fined and jailed! If people are allowed to use products they own in a way the "copyright" owners dont agree with, IT WILL BE THE END OF CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT!

    civil disobedience, its whats for dinner.

  3. Re:'Transferbangle'? by Caspian · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a perfectly cromulent word!

    --
    With spending like this, exactly what are "conservatives" conserving?
  4. Re:A breath of sanity in the new year by monkaru · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then come to Canada: http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/03/31/canada/downlo ad_court040331 However, do keep in mind that you must marry a member of the same sex. It isn't optional anymore and we are very strict about that.