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EU Strikes Down French "3 Strikes" Copyright Infringement Law
Erris writes "Opendotdotdot has good news about laws in the EU: 'EU culture ministers yesterday (20 November) rejected French proposals to curb online piracy through compulsory measures against free downloading ... [and instead pushed] for "a fair balance between the various fundamental rights" while fighting online piracy, first listing "the right to personal data protection," then "the freedom of information" and only lastly "the protection of intellectual property." [This] indicates that the culture ministers and their advisers are beginning to understand the dynamics of the Net, that throttling its use through crude instruments like the "three strikes and you're out" is exactly the wrong thing to do.'"
I seek whatever the fuck I want, and you can shut the hell up about it.
Sorry man. I know I am pissing on the karma bag on this one, but I completely disagree. Some people need to die. Their only function in the world is to bring pain and anguish to all the people that come in contact with them. The debate should be more about "Who can possibly make such a decision" than "Why should we make such a decision". Ignoring false-positives (which there will be in any form of government), execution is a win-win for everyone. People are 10000000x more afraid of dying than the prospect of life in prison. They know that somehow, someway, they may get out of prison. When you die, you are dead, and there is no getting out of it. So not only is it the ultimate deterrent, those who choose to break a death penalty law should be killed anyway... after all, if that isn't going to stop them, nothing will.
"When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back!" -- Cave Johnson
The French lose.....again.
Knowing Google's lust for data collection, the Soviet Union is still alive and well inside the psyche of Sergey Brin....