Senator: Let's monitor P2P for illegal files
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| The software, dubbed "Operation Fairplay," was developed two years ago by
| Special Agent Flint Waters in the Wyoming Attorney General's Office, who, by
| Biden's description, is considered an expert in the field. The application is
| currently being used by all of the regional Internet Crimes Against Children
| (ICAC) task forces nationwide and internationally, Waters told the panel.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9920665-7.html
Paedophiles... terrorists... suspects of copyright infringements (MPAA calls
them "criminals" and "pirates")... all in the same pool.
Linus Torvalds on ...
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| On fair use:
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| When you start thinking that you have absolute control over the content
| or programs you produce, and that the rest of the worlds opinions doesn't
| matter, you're just _wrong_.
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| Me, personally, I think the RIAA and the MPAA is a shithouse. They are
| immoral.
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http://commandline.org.uk/more/linus-quotes-2008-04-16-21-20.html
"Let's face it - the average computer user has the brain of a Spider Monkey."
--Bill Gates
Recent:
RIAA boss: Move copyright filtering from ISPs to users’ PCs
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| The issue of encryption "would have to be faced," Sherman admitted after
| talking about the wonders of filtering. "One could have a filter on the end
| user's computer that would actually eliminate any benefit from encryption
| because if you want to hear [the music], you would need to decrypt it, and at
| that point the filter would work."
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080207-riaa-boss-spyware-could-solve-the-encryption-problem.html
NBC to Apple: Build antipiracy into iTunes
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| NBC Universal would like to have its TV shows distributed once again through
| Apple's iTunes service, a top executive said Wednesday, but he called for
| antipiracy measures to help protect his business' revenue.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9920399-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
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