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Pro-DRM Law May Be Coming To Australia
paxmaniac writes, "The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the Australian Federal Government will soon introduce laws making it illegal to circumvent copy control 'technological prevention measures' (or TPMs). The laws will make it illegal to modchip a console, to hack a DVD player to make it multi-region, to install DVD decoders on your PC, or to circumvent DRM in any other way. From the article: 'Anyone found to have used technology to circumvent copy control TPMs will face fines of up to $6600, while those guilty of distributing enabling devices and services to others through a variety of means face imprisonment for up to five years and possible fines of $60,500.' Australia is obliged to introduce these laws as part of it's Free Trade Agreement with the USA. Gee thanks, George!"
So it's all Bush's fault, while Kerry would have signed it as well. It's all bush's fault because over 200 other people voted for it. It's all Bush's fault because instead of vetoing the bill for one minor thing which he probably didn't have a strong feeling on he signed a law that will promote the economy in America.
That's right, let's ignore every elected official but the head one because none of them ever do anything except write most of the legislation, promote it, vote on it, debate it, rewrite it and finally send it to the President.