arstechnica.com — A frightening bit of legislation was introduced to the US House Judiciary Committee on Friday. This act would close that pesky analog hole that poses such a dire threat to the survival of the music and movie industries.
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tingDec 19, 2005
There is something that MPAA/RIAA guys don't expect and this will be the final trump against them and all the crowd in this industry - we are entering the era in which ppl. don't need so much inspiration from outside. I don't need some negro's rhythm to tell me how to feel myself or some f**ked up junkie musician, or some patched-up scenario from rich-wannabe producer to tell me what is romantic or heroic, or some empty-headed young lady starving for attention or ... or... This is a powerful movement inside humanity and soon will be more than obvious. And because all movie industry's tactics are based on the premise that we desperately need their product and can't live without it, it'll be instant crush up when the truth appears. They still think that someone can fight against the world in single combat lol
hyberionDec 19, 2005
Maybe what we should all do is get together, as the "smart ones" you know and create a centralized community for all DRM free media. Bring the bands, bring the filmmakers, etc. Create a centralized marketplace for alternatives, and then, maybe we can actually stand up to the MPAA and the RIAA and tell them where to put it.Also, anybody want to help me put together an online petition to send to the RIAA and the MPAA saying we will spend no more money on their products until they re-think their DRM policies?Might not amount to anything, but it would be interesting to see how many signatures we'd get.
jayfDec 20, 2005
All it takes is one person to digitally encode a video from an analog source (this person will probably not be in the USA and therefore not bound to its laws/values) and this law is useless.Yes, since device manufacturers want to appease US laws to gain access to its market they will comply with the A-hole flag but this is where the homebrew scene comes in. I predict the "electronics 101" post to this site earlier in the week will prove very popular once this makes its way through and becomes law.I do like the name of this law much more than previous, but equally retentive laws that have come and been dismissed.
randal2kDec 20, 2005
now i can get rid of my cable, use my Internet for blagging and on-line games,and go find something to do...maybe i can learn to sculpt or paint... after all, remove all music, movies, TV and other crap, and i would have 20-30 hours a weak to do something else with indeed!! thank you!
avg_bearDec 20, 2005
As was posted above, read the judiciary committee press release:<a class="user" href="http://judiciary.house.gov/media/pdfs/analogprotectintro121605.pdf">http://judiciary.house.gov/media/pdfs/analogprotectintro121605.pdf</a>My favorite part:"many of those who convert analog content into digital form are not engaging in any illegal conduct"Really? Then why are you wasting my tax dollars on this legislation?Unbelievable. It would be nice if congress would protect the people from the RIAA and MPAA, not the RIAA and MPAA from the people.
starmanjonesDec 21, 2005
>No, Spargy, I think we should trim you, so I simply added you to my ignore list.>No more 12 inches of blank space!hey, block me too!
han5010Dec 21, 2005
Great! Yeah, like we really need the government plugging our A-holes. Damn it!