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MPAA & RIAA want permanent antitrust exemption

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/34191.html

What a bunch of douches.
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If either of them were based in some other country, the US State Department would have crushed them by now. But because they contribute heavily to political campaigns, they're immune.
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I believe it's a good time for me to relink to Right to Read and remind everyone why it is essential that we fight new copyright legislation.
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I don't know about anyone else, but that link doesn't work for me.
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That fucking Sen. Hatch again as well. Haven't we already shown he's a tosser and then some in the past?
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Admiral Valdemar wrote:That fucking Sen. Hatch again as well. Haven't we already shown he's a tosser and then some in the past?
He seems to have a plan for furthering the RIAA's control of music other than blowing up your computer now.
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I say we all stand up and sing the Soviet Union anthem with the old lyrics the next time they come on TV.
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:roll: Geez. That's retarded. How in the hell are they going to justify that?
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Bob McDob wrote:I say we all stand up and sing the Soviet Union anthem with the old lyrics the next time they come on TV.
That wouldn't work, tho, because the Soviet Union abolished patents for the good of the people rather then the good of the inventor. The RIAA/MPAA want the exact opposite.
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Darth Yoshi wrote::roll: Geez. That's retarded. How in the hell are they going to justify that?
They probably won't. Either that or help force consumers to spend $15 for a CD with one or two good songs on it.
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