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CD Ripper 'Incites Law Breaking,' Says British Regulator
Barence writes "A British firm has been banned from advertising a CD ripping device because it 'incites law breaking.' The Brennan JB7 is 'a CD player with a hard disk that stores up to 5,000 CDs.' The adverts for the Brennan highlight the convenience of ripping your entire CD collection to the device – much like we've all been doing for years on our PCs, iPods and other MP3 players. The Advertising Standards Authority has banned the ads after concluding 'that the ad misleadingly implied it was acceptable to copy CDs, vinyl and cassettes without the permission of the copyright owner.'"
Strange, I remember those Apple ads that said "Rip. Mix. Burn."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ECN4ZE9-Mo
Shown on UK TV. The ASA said nothing.
If this Brennan JB7 device is illegal, so is iTunes. Is the ASA now banning any adverts from Apple that mention the software?
Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility. - Ambrose Bierce
Isn't the Queen above the law technically?
RIAA Lawyer: Your Majesty, you are in violation of the law. I shall name you in a lawsuit forthwith.
Her Majesty: (Motions to large man wearing a hood and holding a huge broadaxe.) Kneel, good Solicitor, and you shall receive Her Majesty's response.
If Slashdot were chemistry it would look like this:Cadaverine
She'll knight anyone these days.
In the name of the queen, we hereby sentence you, Elisabeth, Queen of England...
I'd pay to see that!
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.