> Ars Technica is reporting on a bill going through the > California legislature that would permit warrant-free > searches of firms that do CD or DVD duplication: > > http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/05/riaa-backed-wa > rrantless-search-bill-advances-in-california.ars
Arguments for and against these regulations are so filled with vitriol, lies and deception - its hard to know where to start. At first, I found the warrantless nature of this really offensive, but its by way of adding these replicators to a list of "closely regulated" industries. While I understand the arguments about those industries, it isn't only a matter that those others are protecting "consumers" and not "the man", but that these industries are inherently and regularly subject to abuse. IP like music certainly is abused. I don't find big companies and their lobbyists particularly sympathetic either, but then again, the same sorts that steal from them are also stealing from me. It isn't okay to steal from them because they are big. I wonder about those who try to justify it based on that argument (or that it really isn't stealing by way of definition or that somehow there is a benefit to the industry). As we progress towards a more technologically improved future, manufacturing is becoming so mobile and agile to set up that the only economic way to compete is through IP creation, ownership and licensing - who invents the "art". That's where societal and educational directives should be hand in hand in creating a society of creators instead of merely one of consumers. Anyway - I just spent the last 30 minutes reviewing and sending DMCA takedown notices to various download sites like filesonic and fileserve, because pirates had uploaded products that I own and license to those sites. I am very much directly affected by this sort of thing too. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks President Proactive International, LLC - Because it is about who you know.(tm) http://www.proactive-intl.com _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
