“President George W. Bush signed into law on Monday a bill that would stiffen penalties on movie and music piracy at the federal level,” Diane Bartz reports for Reuters.
Don’t steal music. – Apple
Bartz reports, “The law creates an intellectual property czar who will report directly to the president on how to better protect copyrights both domestically and internationally… The law also toughens criminal laws against piracy and counterfeiting.”
“The Recording Industry Association of America and Motion Picture Association of America backed the bill, as did the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,” Bartz reports.
Full article here.
Still for fighting the axes of evil?? lol
This man calls himself a Republican?
When are these chowderheads going to get it? Content providers no longer control the content they create. Anti-piracy measures don’t work. The only way to combat piracy is to offer unrestricted content that is easily accessed and reasonably priced because the majority of people who can afford to pay WILL pay if it’s not too much hassle.
You’ve got to be kidding.
Does this president have a knack for being hated, or what?
The worst legislation since the DMCA.
And to think I voted for this twat!
I won’t vote for a socialist – ever. Bye-bye O-bummer
Dumbya just stated today that he has a lot left to accomplish in his last 100 days in office. Hasn’t he done enough damage? He’s taken more vacation than any president in history – can’t he just take the last 100 days off and put himself out of our misery???
Forget the kids. They steal music because they can’t afford it. Before peer-to-peer they copied CDs, before CDs they copied records onto tape, before records they copied sheet music and played it on guitars.
The focus should be on getting the adults who can afford it to pay. And they will pay when it is easily able to be purchased. I am sick of the number of times I have gone to purchase music and found it cannot be purchased from a site because it is unable from that store, or from that country, or only in album format, etc. Get this fixed and then prosecute the rich white adult pirates who can afford to pay but don’t, or the street pirates. Don’t pick on the poor and defenceless you pansies.
Is anyone afraid to use Limewire?
I am sometimes…
And to think I voted for this twat!
I won’t vote for a socialist – ever. Bye-bye O-bummer
But Ron, you voted for a Fascist! Thanks a lot for ruining the country.
The law creates an intellectual property czar who will report directly to the president on how to better protect copyrights both domestically and internationally
Translated: federally sanctioned DRM.
Would’ve Obama signed this bill?
Wow, what a legacy this guy is leaving behind. Quick can anyone else think of anything ol’ W. can do to make himself even more unpopular?
Would Obama sign this? Would Obama hang out with terrorists? Of course he would. Socialists want gov’t control of everything. You think W was bad… the next 4 years will be a real hoot.
One word: Transmission.
Bush is a loser.
But you all must save America from the radical Socialist Obama before it’s too late !
For Pete’s sake, can’t we intelligently discuss the actual issue and content of the article without the thread deteriorating into political rants and propaganda?
Count the days people. Not long now…
Right, ron, because there’s nothing socialistic about John McCain.. other than his cheerleading support of the $700 billion bailout, his $300 billion “Home Resurgence” where the tax payers eat the bill instead of lenders, his intention to tax health benefits so he can give the money right to insurance companies and God knows what new treats he plans to unveil tomorrow.
John McCain: the true fiscal conservative because he shouts about earmarks, he has a pen and he’ll “make them famous” (whoever them are).
> Wow, what a legacy this guy is leaving behind. Quick can anyone else think of anything ol’ W. can do to make himself even more unpopular?
What, you mean that implementing and then re-authorizing the Patriot Act isn’t enough?
What the hell, let’s socialize the entertainment industry too.
Now that they’ve gotten banking & housing, what’s another federal program?
@ ron
Do you and your fellow americans even know what the word “socialist” means!!!???!?!?! Obama a socialist?!?!! NOT!
Confusing, so it was YOU who voted the current president into office! We appreciate your confessing your past transgression, but we’ll have to ask you to check with the rest of us before making your final decision for this year.
Wasn’t it Bin Biden who was litlerally ignored for all his DRM anti-piracy legislation??
Now don’t dare bash the pretend to be in the middle until after the election left liberal democrats(lower case intended).
Bush is taking the heat, yes, but much of the economy’s troubles began in the Clinton years and in ’95, Clinton voted down and said that offshore drilling would take ten years to get up and running, but, like Obama, he had savior appeal, so it’s ok for voters who won’t really do their homework.
@R2, you kinda left off the fact that Obama was the mascot for the 700 billion bailout and AAPL is up 21 smackeroos today. Pretty typical for the Obama voter to leave off half the truth. What would you do if you couldn’t bring up Bush and the economy wasn’t in a dip?
Bush signed off on a bought and paid for bill from the RIAA/MPAA?
Are you surprised?
BTW, Dubya, where in the world is OBL?
You said he could run but could not hide- but he did both.
P.S.
How about those WMDs that you said were in Iraq? Haven’t found them yet?
99 Days to go and we will be a bush free zone.