Infringement 'Detrimental To the Public Health, Safety'

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."

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The LA government is corrupt

[Quattro Vezina]

That the LA government is pulling this is no surprise. They're horribly corrupt. Phrases like "detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare" are well-known to be excuses for imposing dictatorship.

Look at the outright war the LA government is waging against hot dog vendors who want to sell bacon dogs. Is it any surprise LA is cracking down on freedom even more?

It's time for LA residents to use the second amendment for what it's supposed to be used for: protecting.themselves from the government.