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iTunes is Illegal Under UK Copyright Law
The High Court recently overturned private copying exceptions introduced last year by the UK Government, once again outlawing the habits of millions of citizens. The Intellectual Property Office today explains that ripping a CD in iTunes is no longer permitted, and neither is backing up your computer if it contains copyrighted content.
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Anarchy for the UK... it's coming sometime and maybe... I'm an outlaw again, what fun. The Law is most definitely an ass.
What a massive load of horse-shit. This is exactly the kind of industry-fellatiating vitriol that stifles innovation and punishes consumers.
In the US (I'm not sure about if the UK has similar issues..) I would have to think that the RIAA and the MPAA screaming for their 'fair share' from all the pirating (and even the personal use abuse) cases has some sort of influence cases like this. And I don't disagree, in most cases, the judges simply aren't up to speed on the tech.
Good to see then UK High Court is just as out of touch regarding technology as the US is. Inevitable really, when the old farts deciding these issues are still getting used to the idea of indoor plumbing.
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I've often wondered if it's because of the generation gap currently in both countries. Technology has grown so fast, backing up one generation is a huge step. So I'm not sure if they're just fucking useless and not staying abreast of things as they should logically do... or if the problem will improve with the next generation of politicians.
But I'm cynical...so I tend to think the former :P
If anything the problem will get worse given the increasing rate of technological change. The next generation of politicians could be even more out of touch than the current generation of politicians.
I think ultimately the problem is most who believe they are qualified to be an elected official of the national government are either crazy or a narcissists. Sometimes I wonder if the government would be more effective if legislators and heads of state were selected by a random lottery of a selection of people that meet the specifications for the position. But then you run into the problem of who writes the specification, but I suppose its not worth thinking too hard about it because this will never happen.
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