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Ask the UK Pirate Party's Andrew Robinson About the Issues

Posted by kdawson on from the but-not-about-the-eyepatch dept.

VJ42 writes "With the 2010 UK general election fast approaching, the Pirate Party of the United Kingdom will be fielding elections for the first time. The Digital Economy bill and ACTA are hot topics for UK geeks, and the Pirate Party is looking to pick up some votes. Their leader, Andrew Robinson, has agreed to answer your questions. Normal Slashdot interview rules apply."

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  1. Re:Forcing authors to lose rights over work by mdwh2 · · Score: 5, Informative

    making a mix tape is entirely ethical and should be legal

    Indeed, take for example UK artist Lily Allen - she believes that people who download are thieves, and was a vocal support of UK plans to disconnect people suspected of downloading. But even she seems to think it's fine to distribute mix tapes, on her record company's website, using other artists' material, in order to promote her own commercial material...