On 22/03/10 18:19, Ian Thompson-Bell wrote: > Mark Rogers wrote: >> Forwarded from the Northants list - another chance to try to stop the >> powers that be making silly decisions... >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: [Northants] Digital Economy Bill >> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:03:00 +0000 >> From: Nick Drage >> >> >> We've always kept politics off this mailing list, which means it's >> rather quiet, but also pretty civil ;) However considering the laws >> that are about to be proposed, and that opinions on them appear to cross >> traditional boundaries, I thought this issue was worth raising here, >> especially considering how big an impact it will have on all our lives, >> and in some cases, careers. >> > Personally I am not so sure this is a bad thing and I suspect the big > media companies may well shoot themselves in the foot if it goes > through. They have already pissed off many people with their heavy > handed tactics and this move is only likely to have people up in arms in > droves. > > Also, there is a huge repertoire of music from unsigned artists > available on the net cheaply or for free and if this bill drives people > away from the big music moguls towards the Indies then I am all in > favour of that. > > Cheers > > ian > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro >
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Economy_Bill === Criticism Critics have pointed to the fact that the bill also grants Peter Mandelson, First Secretary of State, unlimited power to enforce copyright by bringing into law any measure relating to file-sharing on the Internet, without the consent of Parliament. === That alone should be enough, no single point should control the choice of many. Not only a single point of failure, but a single point without consent! Does anyone know how 'file-sharing' is quantified? Technically, as everything on a *unix system is a file, and networks involve sharing those files, that leaves enough ambiguity to control whatever part of the internet is deemed to breach the bill. I'll be honest, I'm not well read on the subject, but the introduction didn't leave me feeling warm. Regards, Jon -- All postal correspondence to: Positive House, 24 Broadway, London. W13 0SU The Positive Internet Company Limited is registered in England and Wales. Registered company number: 3673639. VAT no: 726 7072 28. Registered office: Northside House, Mount Pleasant, Barnet, Herts, EN4 9EE. _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
