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Ian Hilliard <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 08:39:30 +0100, Mark Kent wrote:
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>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> New laws target modchip users
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Users of modchipped gaming consoles could face fines of thousands of
>>>| dollars when new copyright protection laws are introduced this year by
>>>| the Federal Government.
>>>|
>>>| The new laws, which were released in draft form last week, are being
>>>| introduced to honour Australia's free trade agreement obligations with
>>>| the US, and will effectively prohibit the use of devices and services
>>>| designed to circumvent copy control technological protection measures
>>>| (TPMs).
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.smh.com.au/news/games/new-laws-target-modchip-users/2006/09/14/1157827083369.html
>>> http://tinyurl.com/p2rzv
>>
>> Why would Australia and France wish to become American vassals? The
>> ability to modify hardware you've bought has nothing whatsoever to do
>> with free trade, indeed, this appears to be restraint of trade.
>
> This is a question that I have asked myself many time. The only answer
> that I can come up with is that the Australian Prime Minister must be
> getting something from the USA that is not obvious to outsiders. This
> something that he is getting, makes it worth while selling out the whole
> country.
>
What has he been promised? Oil, perhaps? A luxury yacht? Who knows...
However, the whole issue is absurd. A law which says that I can't use a
device I've bought for whatever /I/ want, as decided by /me/ has no place
on any statute book. Further, this use of legislature and legislation
to further business interests has no place an a mature society, it is
essentially a form of corruption.
I wonder how many Australian teenager males will be locked-up before
anyone realises how they've been conned by the US?
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