Download pirated music 3 times, and your computer gets DESTROYED!

[KiloWatts]

this is laughable

http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/ar...ent_id=1916279

When is Hatch just going to die already?

[Cock Puncher]

well what if you stop the download halfway through the 3rd song..does that count??? will it still blow up then?

[fuck logic]

"There's no excuse for anyone violating copyright laws," Hatch said.

and thats an excuse for them to violate our personal property?

i could see his point if he were saying something like people who DL music 3 times would have their internet connection cut off for a certain amount of time, or be billed, or some other shit, but destroying computers?

btw, thanks kilowatts for the article, i got a good chuckle outta that.

[JonSlice]

By the time they had the resources to be able to track when a specific user has downloaded 3 illegal music files and then "destroy" their computer (however the fuck they plan on doing that), they would have the resources to just stop illegal downloads, assuming they follow the laws that they have created. I also don't think the government, RIAA and MPAA understand the ramifications of allowing the destruction of people's computers over downloading files. A lot of these people that are downloading these "illegal" files are the ones that have created the internet as we know it today and now control it as well as the hackers that can completely destroy it. With a unified cyber attack hackers could cause the government and entertainment industries millions, maybe even billions, of dollars through destruction of data, the backlash of compromised information and the media attention that would be drawn to the attack because the internet would slow to a crawl worldwide.

Oh well, it's the only way they'll learn. I say bring it on, it should be fun to watch.

On another note.

...MediaDefender Inc., a secretive Los Angeles company that builds technology to deliberately download pirated material very slowly so other users can't.

What an assbackwards way of solving the problem. Way to go MediaDefender.

[Nightlife Privilege Revoker]

that happened to me once. seriously.




_travis_

[Cock Puncher]

so what if the file sharing server is in another country, are we still subject to the penalties of the copy right law?

[JonSlice]

Originally posted by E-brake
If they would try something like that with music and computers, then they need to put the same thing into VCR's and those PVR boxes that are out now....you make copies of three movies, or copyrighted sporting events and the government sends a Mr. Hatch cyborg to your house to destroy your VCR and TV...

The thing with those thought is they can't be freely distributed to thousands of people without incurring any cost. There is a PVR that allows you to trade recorded programs over the internet but I believe the company that makes it was being pushed around by the industry as well. What they really need to do is come up with another business plan so that they can profit off the technology not just fight it.

Originally posted by damn-it-2-hell
so what if the file sharing server is in another country, are we still subject to the penalties of the copy right law?

They are going after individuals now instead of the file sharing services but I wouldn't be supprised if they went after a person in another country and say they are in violation of US copyright laws even when they are not in this country. They've done it before.

[Adam D]

Yes, there are international treaties which make copyrights in one nation applicable (supposedly, at least) in all the other signatories.

[Element4040]

What a great way to waste more taxpayers money! Yeah, morons.

[KiloWatts]

Our leaders are old and old-fashioned. They can't keep up with the rate at which the rest of the world is progressing, and old fashioned techniques don't work anymore.

I often wonder just how culturally stimulated some of our government officials really are. Do they watch interesting films? Are they into intriguing and stimulating music? Can they appreciate fine art? Do they truly know the heart and mind of the human spirit? Have they ever been to a poetry reading?

etc etc...

It's only a matter of time before technology takes them over. It's limitless, boundless, impossible to control, and they just can't handle that. They remind me of my grandparents who have no clue how to use a computer.

Senator Hatch should have the computer that runs his personal website destroyed, considering that it's run using pirated software.

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59305,00.html

quote:

The senator's site makes extensive use of a JavaScript menu system developed by Milonic Solutions, a software company based in the United Kingdom. The copyright-protected code has not been licensed for use on Hatch's website.

"It's an unlicensed copy," said Andy Woolley, who runs Milonic. "It's very unfortunate for him because of those comments he made."

[Element4040]

Bhahahahahah dipshit, LOLY at Hatch!