Let 'em waste their time and money. Fine with me.
Posted on 04/15/2010 9:19:29 AM PDT by ShadowAce
The RIAA and MPAA have submitted a plan to the Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement. It's basically a plan that they want the government to enact, and it's terrifying.
Here are some of the lovely things that they're calling for:
* spyware on your computer that detects and deletes infringing materials;
* mandatory censorware on all Internet connections to interdict transfers of infringing material;
* border searches of personal media players, laptops and thumb-drives;
* international bullying to force other countries to implement the same policies;
* and free copyright enforcement provided by Fed cops and agencies (including the Department of Homeland Security!).
Uh, yeah. So we'd basically give up all of our privacy so the government could play copyright cops for the RIAA and MPAA. This is crazy stuff, and one's got to assume that it's so crazy that the government would never listen to it. But good lord. [EFF via Boing Boing]
I also believe those who steal the intellectual property of another person should be tried and imprisoned for their crime.
However, what the RIAA is asking for here is ridiculous.
* spyware on your computer that detects and deletes infringing materials;
Let them just try. I doubt their delivery protocol could get past my defenses.
* mandatory censorware on all Internet connections to interdict transfers of infringing material;
Again, let them try. They'll fail.
* border searches of personal media players, laptops and thumb-drives;
A decent ftp location would circumvent this intrusion.
* international bullying to force other countries to implement the same policies;
Yeah...that'll work great. I'm sure other countries will fall right in line because...We Are The Mighty RIAA!
* and free copyright enforcement provided by Fed cops and agencies (including the Department of Homeland Security!).
And how much protected content is currently sitting on all the MP3 players and laptops owned by these Fed and DHS agents? It is to laugh.
Especially since it's not theft in the first place.
Making assumptions with this administration is risky.
It won't be mine. Knowing the capability and "know-how" of the RIAA, they'll limit their pet malware to run only on Windows machines.
I'll be fine.
As would a manual mount of a TrueCrypt volume.
Hey, hold my mouse and watch this!
“If so much as one CPU cycle or one byte of RAM belonging to me is used by their spyware, I’ll hunt them down and sue them under the DMCA for circumventing my non-spyware technology (which consists of this post)!”
See, we’re all in the RIAA now!
Copyright infringement can indeed be a criminal offense, punishable by not more than five years imprisonment for a first-time offender.
Oh yeah! I hadn't thought of that. I love TrueCrypt. Gives me a real warm and fuzzy feeling. So easy to use too.
Per the RIAA website:
http://riaa.org/physicalpiracy.php?content_selector=piracy_online_the_law
You can RIP a CD for your own personal use so long as you don’t give it to anyone.
read later
They don't care. If what you're playing is not in the same format and media that you purchased you are hereby deemed to be a criminal.
Same here. I’m ahead of the game and technology. Just before mininova shut down, I pretty much have every circumventing app known to bittorrent..
* spyware on your computer that detects and deletes infringing materials;
Let them just try. I doubt their delivery protocol could get past my defenses.
Not if they work out a deal, financial or otherwise with Microsoft to implement it into current and furture versions of Windows. Microsoft has already shown they're capable of quietly inserting their own anti-piracy software, WGA, into Windows updates. Windows users raged and roared about stolen CPU cycles then too. And then they shut up and took it.
Let 'em waste their time and money. Fine with me.
According to their website, what it boils down to, so long as no money is made or lost on their copyright you are in the clear. Copying from your purchased CD to play on your player is ok with them. That is their language and frankly I agree with that logic. They recorded the material and spent the money on discovery and distribution so they deserve the profits.
Now I’m not justifying their percentage of profits on their earnings but that’s up to the artist’s to negotiate with the recording company.
Let 'em waste their time and money. Fine with me.
And don't think I didn't notice, and appreciate, your taking the time to correct my typo. Attention to detail speaks better of you than it does of me.
In any event it won't be a waste of money for them, even if it has no effect on you, me and ShadowAce. They'll reap their windfall from Sony, or Time Warner, or whomever in exclusive contracts, if not straight up payments to include the spyware in Windows ala WGA, and meanwhile 90+% of users will keep paying for Windows licenses and run whatever monitoring software MS tells them to run like good little subjects.
Its a win win for Microsoft if the RIAA chooses to go that route and MS agrees.
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