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Secret UK Plan To Appoint "Pirate Finder General"

Posted by Soulskill on from the arrr-me-hearties dept.

mouthbeef writes "A source very close to the UK Labour government just called me to leak the fact that Secretary of State Lord Mandelson is trying to sneak a revision into the Digital Economy Bill that would give him and his successors the power to create future copyright law without debate. Mandelson goes on to explain that he wants this so he can create private copyright militias with investigatory and enforcement powers, and so he can create new copyright punishments as he sees fit (e.g., jail time, three strikes)."

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  1. Great Idea by behemoth64 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Another great idea signed by UK's gov

    1. Re:Great Idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Considering the proud history of the British navy, it would make sense of them to appoint a person in charge of finding pirates on the high seas. I don't see how this is relevant to Slashdot, though. Nor do I see why they should keep such a role secret. Keeping our oceans save is a noble job.

      If pirates and piracy is measurably affecting ocean travel and commerce, someone should get on doing something about it. If not, then this ocean pirate hunter idea seems kind of pointless.

      I'm sure they have reliable data from the people who use the oceans which affirm that ocean piracy is a big issue.

  2. Re:New internet by Dr_Barnowl · · Score: 2, Funny

    At first I thought you meant we needed another effigy to burn, and thought that Sith Lord Mandy would probably make a good candidate.

  3. So confused by jschen · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought piracy was the key to stopping global warming. Why are they trying to speed up global warming?

  4. Palin wouldn't do this. by tjstork · · Score: 2, Funny

    Palin might make you read the bible and believe in creationism, but other than that, her government wouldn't be involved in this sort of stuff.

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    1. Re:Palin wouldn't do this. by sweatyboatman · · Score: 4, Funny

      All I know is she couldn't be stupider than say, Reagan, or Bush

      Sarah Palin accepts your challenge.

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  5. Re:New internet by pilgrim23 · · Score: 2, Funny

    It seems some look back to the simple days of Oliver Cromwell...

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  6. Re:New internet by Sockatume · · Score: 2, Funny

    The bit where my brain parsed it as "successful as an image" rather than "successful at what he was attempting to do". *facepalm*

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  7. Re:What he really cares about... by serveto · · Score: 2, Funny

    I he's not into the having children thing, if you get my drift.

  8. "Pirate finder general" by tdobson · · Score: 2, Funny

    I didn't think finding Pirates was difficult.

    Buy a boat, sail past somalia, and THEY'LL COME TO YOU!

  9. Re:IP log at http://www.barbrastreisand.com/?? by Spad · · Score: 2, Funny

    *Any* Jonas Brothers CDs should be considered a serious issue.