-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ron Johnson wrote: > On 05/08/07 14:37, Lubos Vrbka wrote: >>> Not to mention that the idea is idiotic - punish everyone because some >>> people steal. Sheesh. >> i think this is on par with the fact that we have (here in czech >> republic, i'm not sure about other countries) to pay a fee for every >> blank cd/dvd, flash disk, printer, etc., because these _could_ be used >> for copying of some legal stuff... i think calling this idiotic is an >> euphemism. > > What it is, is that it's assuming that you *will* break the law. > Same thing here. Although only just on a blank DVD. The government knows that the CSS has been cracked and the media companies convinced some politician to sponsor a bill to help reimburse them from potential lost revenue. It passed, and is now law. Has been for a few years.
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