Yet another new "copyright enforcement" bill in Congress

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0...w=wn_tophead_2

This one looks like a lumping together of all the previous ones
they've tried to get through: It goes after peer-to-peer networks,
people who bring video cameras to movie theaters, *and* technology
designed to edit out or skip past objectionable scenes in videos and
on TV. (It would allow the development of technology to skip past
explicit scenes - but skipping past *commercials* would be
prohibited.)

Modemac

Modemac wrote:
|| http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0...w=wn_tophead_2
||
|| This one looks like a lumping together of all the previous ones
|| they've tried to get through: It goes after peer-to-peer networks,
|| people who bring video cameras to movie theaters, *and* technology
|| designed to edit out or skip past objectionable scenes in videos and
|| on TV. (It would allow the development of technology to skip past
|| explicit scenes - but skipping past *commercials* would be
|| prohibited.)

lol - what are they going to sue people who make a cup of tea during the ads
next? F*cking assholes.

^^artnada^^

^^artnada^^ wrote:
>
> Modemac wrote:
> || http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0...w=wn_tophead_2
> ||
> || This one looks like a lumping together of all the previous ones
> || they've tried to get through: It goes after peer-to-peer networks,
> || people who bring video cameras to movie theaters, *and* technology
> || designed to edit out or skip past objectionable scenes in videos and
> || on TV. (It would allow the development of technology to skip past
> || explicit scenes - but skipping past *commercials* would be
> || prohibited.)
>
> lol - what are they going to sue people who make a cup of tea during the ads
> next? F*cking assholes.

Didn't Ted Turner say that people who don't watch the commercials are
"stealing".

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On 16 Nov 2004 11:43:56 -0800, (Modemac) wrote:

>http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0...w=wn_tophead_2
>
>This one looks like a lumping together of all the previous ones
>they've tried to get through: It goes after peer-to-peer networks,
>people who bring video cameras to movie theaters, *and* technology
>designed to edit out or skip past objectionable scenes in videos and
>on TV. (It would allow the development of technology to skip past
>explicit scenes - but skipping past *commercials* would be
>prohibited.)

BOMOON

"Modemac" <> wrote in message
news: om
>
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0...w=wn_tophead_2

> people who bring video cameras to movie theaters, *

Only 3 years in prison for that? I'm surprised they didn't want public
execution.

> (It would allow the development of technology to skip past
> explicit scenes - but skipping past *commercials* would be
> prohibited.)

Yeah, we can't have that.
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"RogerM" <> wrote in message
news:...
> ^^artnada^^ wrote:
> >
> > Modemac wrote:
> > ||
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0...w=wn_tophead_2
> > ||
> > || This one looks like a lumping together of all the previous ones
> > || they've tried to get through: It goes after peer-to-peer networks,
> > || people who bring video cameras to movie theaters, *and* technology
> > || designed to edit out or skip past objectionable scenes in videos and
> > || on TV. (It would allow the development of technology to skip past
> > || explicit scenes - but skipping past *commercials* would be
> > || prohibited.)
> >
> > lol - what are they going to sue people who make a cup of tea during
> > the ads next? F*cking assholes.
>
> Didn't Ted Turner say that people who don't watch the commercials
> are "stealing".

Close, but not quite.
http://www.2600.com/news/view/article/1113
- still a stupid statement, regardless of who said it.

It is, however, indicative of the complete and utter disdain this
multi-billion dollar industry has for the consumers responsible for their
very existence. Fair use? There's a concept in danger of being legislated
into oblivion if self-interest trade groups get their way.

- Loco -
(Now Playing: Two Steps Behind - Def Leppard)

Loco Jones

RogerM <> wrote in
news::

> ^^artnada^^ wrote:
>>
>> Modemac wrote:
>> || http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0...65704,00.html?
tw=wn_tophe
>> || ad_2
>> ||
>> || This one looks like a lumping together of all the previous ones
>> || they've tried to get through: It goes after peer-to-peer networks,
>> || people who bring video cameras to movie theaters, *and* technology
>> || designed to edit out or skip past objectionable scenes in videos
>> || and on TV. (It would allow the development of technology to skip
>> || past explicit scenes - but skipping past *commercials* would be
>> || prohibited.)
>>
>> lol - what are they going to sue people who make a cup of tea during
>> the ads next? F*cking assholes.
>
> Didn't Ted Turner say that people who don't watch the commercials are
> "stealing".

All advertising costs, including those of television ads, are passed on
to the consumer. Anytime anyone buys any product or service that is
advertised on TV they pay for the commercials (and therefore the
programs they sponsor) whether they watch them or not.

Of course, this fact is irrelevant. Corporate America now gets its way
in Federal Government, and since it owns the media, this side of the
arguement will either not be heard, or will be mocked.

Jim

"Modemac" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0...w=wn_tophead_2
>
> This one looks like a lumping together of all the previous ones
> they've tried to get through: It goes after peer-to-peer networks,
> people who bring video cameras to movie theaters, *and* technology
> designed to edit out or skip past objectionable scenes in videos and
> on TV. (It would allow the development of technology to skip past
> explicit scenes - but skipping past *commercials* would be
> prohibited.)

See also:

http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D86D4ARO1.html

luminos

On 16 Nov 2004 11:43:56 -0800, (Modemac) wrote:

>http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0...w=wn_tophead_2
>
>This one looks like a lumping together of all the previous ones
>they've tried to get through: It goes after peer-to-peer networks,
>people who bring video cameras to movie theaters, *and* technology
>designed to edit out or skip past objectionable scenes in videos and
>on TV. (It would allow the development of technology to skip past
>explicit scenes - but skipping past *commercials* would be
>prohibited.)

I always said that one day there would be a law against not watching
commercials.

In the 80's people thought I was kidding.


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On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:49:13 GMT, "^^artnada^^" <>
wrote:

>Modemac wrote:
>|| http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0...w=wn_tophead_2
>||
>|| This one looks like a lumping together of all the previous ones
>|| they've tried to get through: It goes after peer-to-peer networks,
>|| people who bring video cameras to movie theaters, *and* technology
>|| designed to edit out or skip past objectionable scenes in videos and
>|| on TV. (It would allow the development of technology to skip past
>|| explicit scenes - but skipping past *commercials* would be
>|| prohibited.)
>
>lol - what are they going to sue people who make a cup of tea during the ads
>next? F*cking assholes.
>

Nah, they will just invent a video player with electrodes that give
you an electric shock if you stop paying attention during the
commercials.

I mean you don't HAVE to buy one, after all.


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