__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Sunday 13 August 2006 18:12 \__
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> Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:10:23 +0100, Mark Kent wrote:
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>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> __/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Monday 31 July 2006 07:47 \__
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>>>>> Quote:
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>>>>> France's Constitutional Council has made a stringent new copyright law
>>>>> even harsher, modifying three articles of the law and striking out a
>>>>> fourth in a review of its constitutionality. The changes mean that
>>>>> unauthorized sharing of copyright files such as music tracks will
>>>>> become a criminal offense, while those who reverse-engineer DRM
>>>>> (digital rights management) systems in order to develop interoperable
>>>>> software will face six months in prison and a fine of $36,000.
>>>>> ----------------
>>>>> End quote
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=standards_legal_issues&articleId=9002086&taxonomyId=146
>>>>
>>>> Stallman: Fight French copyright law in the street
>>>>
>>>> http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;315859657;fp;16;fpid;0
>>>>
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>>>>| Asked what could stop the law, Stallman replied: "Thousands of Frenc
>>>>| youth in the streets."
>>>> `----
>>>
>>> Interesting - in France, just like in the US, you can go to jail for the
>>> new crime of making two boxes work together. Wow.
>>
>> IMO, these measures are shutting the stable door on a long-since-bolted
>> horse.
>>
>
> I'd have to agree, although it should be noted that France is one of the
> countries which charged an additional tax on blank cassettes to line the
> pockets of the record companies with. Presumably that meant that you
> could copy whatever you liked, as you'd already paid?
Maybe the cassette case can be used to hold tobacco. I reckon this can be
used as an excuse. How will they tax radio? Tax on a visit to the doctor? Or
taxing transistors? Hmmm... how many transistors does an average AMD chip
contain...?
Best wishes,
Roy
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