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Entertainment Industry's Dystopia of the Future

renek writes "If you think the RIAA/MPAA's tactics have been outlandish, laughable, and disconcerting in the past, you haven't seen anything yet. From government-mandated spyware that deletes infringing content to border searches of media players, this reads like an Orwellian nightmare. Given the US government's willingness to bend over for Big Media it wouldn't be terribly surprising to see how far this goes and how under the radar it stays."

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  1. Disclosure by Heed00 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Customs authorities should be encouraged to do more to educate the traveling public and entrants into the United States about these issues. In particular, points of entry into the United States are underused venues for educating the public about the threat to our economy (and to public safety) posed by counterfeit and pirate products.
    Customs forms should be amended to require the disclosure of pirate or counterfeit items being brought into the United States.

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    Thought thinks itself.
  2. You ain't seen nothin' yet by Wolvenhaven · · Score: 5, Funny

    I met a devil media, they took my music away
    They said I had it comin' to me, but I wanted it that way
    I think that any music is good music
    And so I took what I could get, mmm
    Oooh, oooh, they looked at me with big brown eyes
    And said

    You ain't seen nothin' yet
    B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
    Here's something that you never gonna forget
    B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet

    And now I'm feelin' better, 'cause I found out for sure
    They took me to their lawyer and he told me of a cure
    He said that only their music is good music
    So I took what I could get, yes, I took what I could get
    Oooh, and they looked at me with big brown eyes
    And said

    You ain't seen nothin' yet
    B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
    Here's something, here's something that you're never gonna forget
    B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
    You need educated

    Any music is good music
    So I took what I could get, yes, I took what I could get
    And then, and then, and then they looked at me with big brown eyes
    And said

    You ain't seen nothin' yet
    Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
    Here's something, here's something,
    here's something, mama, you're never gonna forget
    B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nu-nu-nu-nothin' yet
    You ain't been around

    You ain't seen nothin' yet
    I know I ain't seen nothin' yet
    I know I ain't seen nothin' yet
    Baby, Baby, Baby
    You ain't seen nothin' yet

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    Orwell was an optimist.