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Infringement 'Detrimental To the Public Health, Safety'

Posted by Soulskill on from the just-may-save-your-family's-lives dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has declared that copyright infringement 'substantially interferes with the interest of the public in the quality of life and community peace, lawful commerce in the county, property values, and is detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare of the county's citizens, its businesses and its visitors.' You might laugh, but that means they can close up a property for up to one year for violations of the anti-infringement ordinance [PDF] and the owner can be fined $1,000 for each infringing work produced on site. Not to mention the penalties in the PRO-IP Act, which just sailed through the House."

5 of 348 comments (clear)

  1. Re:So what's it gonna take... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Every time you download a file, a child gets AIDS

  2. Re:So what's it gonna take... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are you sure?

    (perfect setup for the response)

  3. Re:The blade cuts both ways by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "How many companies who currently violate the GPL and LGPL can these new laws be used against?"

    Exactly Zero.

    Free Software doesn't pay politicians under the table, nor send Paris Hilton to your
    weekend get-togethers. RMS is a poor substitute.

  4. What they don't tell you... by Puffy+Director+Pants · · Score: 5, Funny

    is that copyright infringement cures cancer. And the common cold. And male pattern baldness. Also, it can be used to make any car run on water. Clearly, it's a cover-up.

  5. Re:So what's it gonna take... by MrMr · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hear your congressmen takes letters. Mine does, but he ignores them.

    Because you sign them with 'Anonymous Coward'?

    sorry.