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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1008388 Canada 06/24/2010 01:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Obama annouces massive crackdown on piracy... Obama Administration Announces Massive Piracy Crackdown While they may never be able to truly defeat piracy and drive it from the lurking depths of the internet, copyright protection attack-dog organizations like the RIAA and MPAA have long dreamed of the day when they would no longer have to pay for their own copyright enforcement. Now that dream is on the verge of coming true, thanks to the Obama administration. After countless lobbyist dollars from the music and film industry and a brief "public review", the administration rolled out its vision to fight piracy yesterday afternoon. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden -- whose blunt speech has sometime left him in trouble -- did not mince words. He states, "This is theft, clear and simple. It's smash and grab, no different than a guy walking down Fifth Avenue and smashing the window at Tiffany's and reaching in and grabbing what's in the window." The sound-byte comparing downloads to stealing jewels from New York City's finest jeweler quickly lit up the web. Bob Pisano, interim chief executive officer at the Motion Picture Association of America praised the VP, "It is especially critical that the United States has an effective framework for protecting creative content online and enforcing intellectual property rights in the digital environment." According to the Obama administration, the RIAA, and MPAA, the world economy is pretty much doomed if we don't start prosecuting pirates at home and abroad. Without such a crackdown, businesses will go bankrupt the coalition argues. Biden states, "Piracy hurts, it hurts our economy." Interestingly, the statements seem to fly in the face of a recent Government Accountability Office study released to U.S. Congress earlier this year, which concluded that there is virtually no evidence for the claimed million dollar losses by the entertainment industry. That study suggested that piracy could even benefit the economy. Another noteworthy study from three years back notes that virtually every citizen violates intellectual property laws in some way on a daily basis. The White House press release was full of buzz phrases, but short on details. It did however indicate that the U.S. government may increasingly monitor filesharing networks and BitTorrent sites and assist media groups in their prosecution/threat letter efforts. It speaks of improved "law enforcement efforts at the Federal, state and local level." The biggest effort, though, will be devoted to cracking down on piracy websites in the U.S. and overseas. The administration was short on details of how exactly it would convince piracy-loving nations like China to change their ways, but it did say it would try to do so by "being as public as we possibly can" about infringement. The press release states, "As we shine the spotlight on foreign governments that have rogue actors doing illicit business within their borders, it's the government's responsibility to respond." [ link to www.dailytech.com] Such efforts have shown mild success. After lots of threats against the Swedish government by the U.S., the European Union nation finally tried admins with the nation's largest torrent site The Pirate Bay last year and found them guilty. The trial was later exposed to be a perversion of the justice system, with the judge who gave the verdict have multiple ties to copyright protection organizations. The verdict -- $3M USD in damages and a year of hard prison time for the admins -- is currently being appealed. The White House's vision is perhaps a prelude to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which will go before Congress later this year. The bill would make P2P or BitTorrent client development a criminal offense if the distributed software was used for infringement. It also implements an interesting provision called "imminent infringement", which allows the government to charge people who they think might be about to infringe with a civil offense (for example if you searched "torrent daft punk"). This is among the first official "thought crime" provisions to be proposed by the U.S. government. The bill also makes it a criminal offense to bypass DRM. Ultimately, it should be interesting to see how American taxpayers react to President Obama's decision to spend their money on efforts to prosecute them and try to choke out piracy at home and abroad, particularly when the current evidence is inconclusive of its effects. One thing's for sure, though. Top politicians on both sides of the aisle are firmly behind the music and movie industry anti-piracy and money-collection efforts. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1008388 Canada 06/24/2010 01:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown "It also implements an interesting provision called "imminent infringement", which allows the government to charge people who they think might be about to infringe with a civil offense (for example if you searched "torrent daft punk")."
This is over the top. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 833036 United States 06/24/2010 01:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown Then he smoked a massive bowl of crack, and shoved a massive cock in his crack. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 847197 United States 06/24/2010 01:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown the day after google's mass piracy of viacom was deemed legal.
that's rich obongo!! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 940676 United States 06/24/2010 01:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown Well, at least he's keeping himself busy for his corporate owners while the rest of us get to enjoy the biggest ecological disaster of our lives. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1014341 United States 06/24/2010 02:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown It the NEW WAR
Its the
WAR on INTELLECTUAL(GIANT MEDIA MULTINATIONAL)TERRORISM |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1014341 United States 06/24/2010 02:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown Well, at least he's keeping himself busy for his corporate owners while the rest of us get to enjoy the biggest ecological disaster of our lives.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 940676Thank God, he is finally getting something done! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 898092 United States 06/24/2010 02:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown and then he flew airforce down to the gulf and had himself a sno-cone. |
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User ID: 954487 United States 06/24/2010 02:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown Nice to see Obama has his priorities straight. Maybe he should look into the woefully under funded Parks Department's Annual Budget?
C'mon Obama at least try to act like a Commander in Chief!
FFS!!! |
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User ID: 954487 United States 06/24/2010 02:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown Nice to see Obama has his priorities straight. Maybe he should look into the woefully under funded Parks Department's Annual Budget?
C'mon Obama at least try to act like a Commander in Chief!
FFS!!! |
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User ID: 1012548 United States 06/24/2010 02:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown "this is theft"
did I just heard that he get 85 million from BP oil?
yeah I did.... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1010333 United States 06/24/2010 02:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown All Hail the New Age Hitler! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 989213 United States 06/24/2010 02:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown Hi GLP, I'll hack your xbox for free. Want some movies?
Infuckingcredible, don't they have more important things to do like plan the evacuation and extermination? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1014298 Japan 06/24/2010 02:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown timing with the coming collapse of the music industry is a bit weird. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1013495 United States 06/24/2010 02:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown "This is theft, clear and simple. It's smash and grab, no different than a guy walking down Fifth Avenue and smashing the window at Tiffany's and reaching in and grabbing what's in the window."
Oh really? I didn't know that I could use my computer to create infinite copies of expensive Tiffany's bracelets and send them over the internet. |
COrizon
User ID: 990018 United States 06/24/2010 02:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown
"It also implements an interesting provision called "imminent infringement", which allows the government to charge people who they think might be about to infringe with a civil offense (for example if you searched "torrent daft punk")."
This is over the top.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1008388THIS IS THE SCARY PART! LOOK BEYOND Pirating or not pirating ... Imminent imfringment? Convicted of a crime for thinking about it ????????????????????????????????? Remember, Remember 11 September The Gun powder, Treason and Plot I know of NO reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot.
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1008388 Canada 06/24/2010 02:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown That's why Hollywood shoves him down our throats. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1012078 Argentina 06/24/2010 02:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown Copying isn't stealing. When you steal, the object disappears from the owner.
How retarded are these guys to try to prove their points? |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1008388 Canada 06/24/2010 02:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown "It also implements an interesting provision called "imminent infringement", which allows the government to charge people who they think might be about to infringe with a civil offense (for example if you searched "torrent daft punk")."
This is over the top.
THIS IS THE SCARY PART!
LOOK BEYOND Pirating or not pirating ...
Imminent imfringment?
Convicted of a crime for thinking about it ?????????????????????????????????
Quoting: COrizonI hate you America... |
CrazyNemo
User ID: 1014300 Poland 06/24/2010 02:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown The irony of this is funny. He can crackdown in piracy but not the energy industry which is literally with the law robbing americans of all the potential worldwide. What is even worse is he how he basically was a net neutrality type but this move will allow the bullies riaa and miaa to screw around even more with the net as both organizations and other seek to commericalize and control the net even more. Honestly if most americans are thinking just obama is the problem and not the system that allows you do this regardless of your philosophical or political princples than you deserve him and more like the next 2 decades before we actually crash hard permanently. 0 5 6 7 8 9 17 23 28 31 36 38 39 53 43 48 53 56 61 79 89 95 144 504 720 1415 1596 1728 8326 9405 190019 134064 8888888 The magenta and gray leader of the 174 fractal consortiums of existence You see god I see dog False Teteragrammaton Dogs will fall to hypernet 57755775 True consciousness is fractal equality of all your dimensions in fission and fussion scalars. See with your true eye and all will be revealed. The only ascended grand insane joker of existence. |
YAH Stone Massive!
User ID: 521573 United States 06/24/2010 02:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown
Once again...protecting the interests of the corporations...meanwhile poisoning our children... when do we wake up... I wake people up...and they go right back to sleep... it's useless... and the ones that will stand with you will stab your back in a minute... 1Ki 19:4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree, and prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, YAHUWAH, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!” |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1012078 Argentina 06/24/2010 02:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown "It also implements an interesting provision called "imminent infringement", which allows the government to charge people who they think might be about to infringe with a civil offense (for example if you searched "torrent daft punk")."
This is over the top.
THIS IS THE SCARY PART!
LOOK BEYOND Pirating or not pirating ...
Imminent imfringment?
Convicted of a crime for thinking about it ?????????????????????????????????
Quoting: COrizonHow different is this to a "preemptive attack because the suspicious of WMD"? Your liberties, gone and gone, one after another. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1007826 Australia 06/24/2010 02:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown He states, "This is theft, clear and simple. It's smash and grab, no different than a guy walking down Fifth Avenue and smashing the window at Tiffany's and reaching in and grabbing what's in the window."
Now do you see how mentally retarded and corrupt this man is? To say its the same as breaking a window and taking physical property? This man should be ashamed of himself to say something as illogical and irrational and an outright lie being a pubic figure. What a sick twisted demented man this must be to expect people to believe his words which are a clear factual lie. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1008388 Canada 06/24/2010 02:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown Digital Mugabee. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 987483 United States 06/24/2010 02:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown Well, at least he's keeping himself busy for his corporate owners while the rest of us get to enjoy the biggest ecological disaster of our lives.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 940676yes, sounds like a nice diversion from the horrible reality. could it possibly be more vapid?? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 875706 United States 06/24/2010 02:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown
This is a bone thrown out to the RIAA lobby. Biden has been in their pocket for years and I suspect he is the one pushing this. In fact many top RIAA attorneys have been appointed to the Justice Department in high positions as a result of Obama's election. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1008388 Canada 06/24/2010 02:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown It's unamerican. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1007826 Australia 06/24/2010 02:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown You should clearly impeach this man as he publicly lied just like Bill Clinton. You get hire 1000 expert witness's who would testify that breaking a window and removing someone else's property is NOT the same as copying a dvd. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1008388 Canada 06/24/2010 02:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown This is a bone thrown out to the RIAA lobby. Biden has been in their pocket for years and I suspect he is the one pushing this. In fact many top RIAA attorneys have been appointed to the Justice Department in high positions as a result of Obama's election.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 875706 |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1014347 Germany 06/24/2010 02:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown rest assured ...
dont fuck with it guys
we do it for zeh lulz |
Hawk0
User ID: 897951 United States 06/24/2010 02:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama annouces massive crackdown Lol, there is nothing else on his agenda? :minimoran: |
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