Slashdot Mirror


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."

3 of 394 comments (clear)

  1. Re:It's simple. by sopssa · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That didn't seem to create any problems making Patriot Act.

  2. Re:woohoo.. payday by svtdragon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Package dystopian-copyright-protection is a virtual package provided by:
    mafiaa
    obscene-censorship
    government-intrusion
    corporate-greed
    ubisoft-games
    sony-rootkit-drm
    You should explicitly select one to install.
    E: Package dystopian-copyright-protection has no installation candidate

  3. Re:It's simple. by c-reus · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Which part of copyright infringement is "literally stealing"?