Author Topic: Terroism, AIDS, Pollution. No, this is what our governments choose to focus on.  (Read 810 times)

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mojovonio

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The deal would create a international regulator that could turn border guards and other public security personnel into copyright police. The security officials would be charged with checking laptops, iPods and even cellular phones for content that "infringes" on copyright laws, such as ripped CDs and movies.

The guards would also be responsible for determining what is infringing content and what is not.

The agreement proposes any content that may have been copied from a DVD or digital video recorder would be open for scrutiny by officials - even if the content was copied legally.

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=ae997868-220b-4dae-bf4f-47f6fc96ce5e

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 :piss Border Patrol :piss2

Tauntaun

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LoL, Canada. smh
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Joe Molotov

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Sounds great, let's turn the boarder patrol into the MPAA's own corporate soldiers, with the ability to search and seize any electronic device they can get their hands on.
« Last Edit: May 29, 2008, 02:22:53 PM by Joe Molotov »
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Called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the new plan would see Canada join other countries, including the United States and members of the European Union, to form an international coalition against copyright infringement.

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siamesedreamer

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Its great to see they're focusing on the important stuff like copyright laws while trivial things like $99.2 trillion in unfunded entitlement liabilities get pushed aside:

http://www.dallasfed.org/news/speeches/fisher/2008/fs080528.cfm

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So if I rip a CD THAT I LEGALLY PURCHASED to my laptop, I can be fined and have my laptop seized/destroyed? I'm not a violent person by nature but I would personally strangle the person/people who came up with this idea if I saw them on the street.
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So if I rip a CD THAT I LEGALLY PURCHASED to my laptop, I can be fined and have my laptop seized/destroyed? I'm not a violent person by nature but I would personally strangle the person/people who came up with this idea if I saw them on the street.
no no no, the agents will be trained in identifying legally ripped vs illegally ripped music.

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