Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> Software body slams uk.gov's 'special treatment' of music biz
[...]
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/12/fast_on_carter/
On the face of it, this may /seem/ like FAST are criticising the Big
Brother system that the UK government are implementing (forcing ISPs
to act as spies to police their customers on behalf of the MAFIAA).
[quote]
“The entertainment sector appear to have lobbied the Government to
consider establishing a ‘pirates tax’ on all of us as well as yet
another quango to oversee it, meaning more cost, and more hassle,"
said FAST IiS chief executive John Lovelock.
[/quote]
But that isn't it at all. Read on.
[quote]
FAST IiS said that the Government should protect all digital industries
equally, and not give special treatment to one.
"FAST IiS is urging the Government to commit itself to ‘joined-up’
government and consider all forms of digital content when investigating
changing the law and legal approach to digital content theft," said a
statement from the organisation.
[/quote]
So basically, FAST is saying "me too".
They're just pissed off that the government didn't give /them/ the same
"favourable treatment" to prop up /their/ "failed business model".
Hypocrites.
Although I must thank John Lovelock for aptly summarising the unethical
nature of /all/ Intellectual Monopoly. In his words it "gives favourable
treatment to [a] business and props up failed business models" ...
... just like the companies his organisation represents, for example.
--
K.
http://slated.org
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