South Korea Joins the "Three Strikes" Ranks

Glyn Moody writes "For years, the content industries having been trying to get laws passed that would stop people sharing files. For years they failed. Then they came up with the 'three strikes and you're out' idea — and it is starting to be put into law around the world. First we had France, followed by countries like Italy, Ireland — and now South Korea: 'On March 3, 2009, the National Assembly's Committee on Culture, Sports, Tourism, Broadcasting & Communications (CCSTB&C) passed a bill to revise the Copyright Law. The bill includes the so called, "three strikes out" or "graduated response" provision.' Why has the 'three strikes' idea caught on where others have failed? And what is the best way to stop it spreading further?"

Comments

No more, no less

[EEBaum]

On the contrary, the significance of the number three is much older indeed than baseball.

For example:

then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out.

-Book of Armaments, Chapter 9 (excerpt)

Re:It's fairer than suing people left and right.

[Whiternoise]

Make 'em use text-only browsers :D
"Look mum, i'm watching Lord of The Rings in ASCII art!"

Re:Prosecution without legal recourse

[Anonymous Cowpat]

This is our turn to have a Bush in charge...

you saw the photos too, huh?

Re:Why does baseball get to set policy?

[HTH NE1]

Indeed. It should be based on bowling: with 10 strikes you get two more.

Or use the rules of Brockian Ultra Cricket. The setting is already set up for apologizing at a distance.

Re:It's fairer than suing people left and right.

[Hordeking]

Make 'em use text-only browsers :D "Look mum, i'm watching Lord of The Rings in ASCII art!"

The Ralph Bakshi version, right?