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New RIAA/MPAA "Customary Historic Use" Plan

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the evil-written-all-over-it dept.

Random_Transit writes "Ars Technica is reporting that the EFF has dug up plans by the RIAA/MPAA to stifle the consumer electronics market by replacing it's "fair use" policy with something called "Customary Historic Use". This new policy would effectively keep anyone from inventing any new type of media device without the RIAA/MPAA's say-so."

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  1. In other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Automobile banned for violating historic customary use laws for the wheel.

  2. Re: Bucket. by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Maybe it's time for **AA to kick the bucket...

    Sorry, but that's not a Customary Historic Use of buckets.

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  3. My Customary Historic Use by mcubed · · Score: 5, Funny

    For more than a year in the historical period of 1999-2001, I customarily used the original implementation of Napster to download and share audio files. Therefore, Napster or any service that models itself along those lines is a customary historic use.

    I'm fine with this. You go, Senator Smith!

    Michael

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