They can censor all they want and throw everything against cyber freedom, yes, including kitchen utensils, but it won't make the problem of piracy go away.
I'm just alarmed that this law might restrict distribution of legit torrents (e.g., linux distros, opensource applications, etc.). Anyway, there are several ways to skin a cat... if p2p would go, then a new way of distributing content would be created and implemented. Just my one-and-a-half cents. >> >> On 9/29/2012 5:11 PM, Danny Ching wrote: >> >> Torrenting copyrighted materials had always been wrong. This law, bad as it >> is, >> did nothing to further criminalize copyright infringement. >> >> I think the scary part is the libel bit. >> >> Danny Ching >> >> On Sep 29, 2012, at 5:08 PM, toytoy <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> > I think this news is VERY INTERESTING at all. >> > >> > http://www.interaksyon.com/infotech/phl-cybercrime-law-say-goodbye-to-torrent-and-file-sharing >> > >> > We have a law now that is worse than USA. Imagine we are a third world >> > country >> > and its hard for us to afford to buy e-books and software or other stuffs >> > that >> > gives us interest and use our potential to learn and be innovative (which >> > government can benefit from that). >> > >> > At least, in our time, we experience downloading e-books thru torrent. If >> > this >> > law will be implemented, now its hard for the youth or next generation to >> > be >> > resourceful because all file sharing are block (will this include DropBox, >> > Google Drive, etc.?). Also most of the Filipinos don't have credit cards to >> > buy online stuffs, IMO this law gives us a huge barricade that would hurt >> > our >> > future in learning or for being innovative. >> > >> > I do work at home, or telecommute, and it seemed to me that this might >> > hurt my >> > job and the sense of my initiative might suffer impediments. >> > >> > If we'll just let this happen, then good luck to all of us. >> > _________________________________________________ >> > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing >> Listhttp://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- Rev. Michael R. Janapin, Th.D. Academic Dean PBTS Baguio City, Philippines http://mulingsilang.wordpress.com http://www.pbts.net.ph
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