Broadcasters Want Cash For Media Shared At Home

marcellizot writes "What would you say if I told you that there are people out there that want to make sharing your media between devices over a home network illegal? According to Jim Burger, a Washington, D.C attorney who deals with piracy in the broadcasting industry, certain broadcasters want to do just that. Speaking in a recent podcast, Burger remarked that the broadcasting industry is keen to put controls on sharing media between devices even if those devices are on a home network and even if the sharing is strictly for personal use. When pressed as to why broadcasters would want to do this, Burger replied simply 'because they want you to pay for that right.'"

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[Marxist Hacker 42]

On the plus side- this issue PREVENTED a workable IP treaty between the EU and the United States, so it's not becoming law until that treaty can be rewritten.

OTOH- if this gets written into any sort of trade treaty, I will be fully justified in calling the writers of that treaty FREE TRAITORS.

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[compro01]

Not to mention if you don't like the price of bottled water, your tap provides gallons for pennies.

and quite often that water comes from the tap anyway!