Infringement 'Detrimental To the Public Health, Safety' 348
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has declared that copyright infringement 'substantially interferes with the interest of the public in the quality of life and community peace, lawful commerce in the county, property values, and is detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare of the county's citizens, its businesses and its visitors.' You might laugh, but that means they can close up a property for up to one year for violations of the anti-infringement ordinance [PDF] and the owner can be fined $1,000 for each infringing work produced on site. Not to mention the penalties in the PRO-IP Act, which just sailed through the House."
Re:So what's it gonna take... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So what's it gonna take... (Score:5, Funny)
(perfect setup for the response)
Re:So what's it gonna take... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:So what's it gonna take... (Score:3, Funny)
Studios, producer's homes, government offices (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The blade cuts both ways (Score:5, Funny)
Exactly Zero.
Free Software doesn't pay politicians under the table, nor send Paris Hilton to your
weekend get-togethers. RMS is a poor substitute.
What they don't tell you... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So what's it gonna take... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:This always happens (Score:4, Funny)
That is Okay (Score:3, Funny)
That is okay. Los Angeles is "detrimental to public health [and] safety". This is just another reason to avoid that noxious cesspool.
It is too bad the PRO-IP act is not confined to a similarly avoidable geographical expanse.
Re:So what's it gonna take... (Score:4, Funny)
What now, asshole?
Re:So what's it gonna take... (Score:5, Funny)
Because you sign them with 'Anonymous Coward'?
sorry.
Re:This always happens (Score:3, Funny)
Here's my suggestion, just fuse together all the amendments to the Constitution and simply it into:
Congress shall make no law.
Re:So what's it gonna take... (Score:3, Funny)
I'm all with you, but getting copyright reform is going to be hard enough without bringing up marijuana reform too.
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Re:So what's it gonna take... -Until- (Score:3, Funny)
Re:So what's it gonna take... (Score:4, Funny)
Heck they even have a web site! [familyvideo.com]
Somebody stuck a kiosk in the grocery store with this stolen intelectual pooperty! And the store owner let them!
And... damn it there's some kid setting up a stolen movie stand right there in front of my house! HEY KID, get that intellectual pooperty the hell off my lawn before I call the cops!
mumble grumble disrespectful mumble where's my glasses grumble itellectual pooperty grumble grumble mumble
Re:So what's it gonna take... (Score:1, Funny)