sent mine off On 22 March 2010 18:41, Jonathan Gowar <j...@positive-internet.com> wrote:
> 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 >
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