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UK Copyright Extension in Exchange for Censorship?
Awel writes "The UK opposition leader, David Cameron, says in a speech to the British Phonographic Industry that his party would work to extend the copyright term to 70 years and crack down on piracy. But in return, labels would have to agree to bear more 'social responsibility', which appears to translate into avoiding lyrics that glorify 'an anti-learning culture, truancy, knifes, violence, guns, misogyny'. He doesn't spell out how this would be achieved in practice.
This follows the publication in December of a UK government report recommending that the standard copyright term in Europe remain at 50 years (and not be raised to 70 or 95 years)."
And how do you think they're going to make up that deficit? By even higher taxes on the people who actually produce the money in the first place. Great idea, that'll make more poeple want to live and work and run businesses in Britain. If the Lib Dems ever put the bottle down long enough to get themselves elected, you can probably look at paying £2 a litre for petrol, £1 for a carrier bag and double benefits to people who just can't be bothered working.