Don't Stop File-Sharing, Says Former Pink Floyd Manager 243
Barence writes "The former manager of Pink Floyd has labelled attempts to clamp down on music file-sharing as a 'waste of time.' 'Not only are they a waste of time, they make the law offensive. They are comparable to prohibition in the US in the 1920s,' said Peter Jenner, who's now the emeritus president of the International Music Managers' Forum. 'It's absurd to expect ordinary members of the public to think about what they're allowed to do [with CDs, digital downloads, etc]... and then ask themselves whether it's legal or not.' The comments come as Britain's biggest ISP, BT, said it was confident that Britain's Digital Economy Act — which could result in file-sharers losing their internet connection — would be overturned in the courts, because it doesn't comply with European laws on privacy."
Prohibition? (Score:5, Funny)
They are comparable to prohibition in the US in the 1920s
I wish a bittorrent network was anything like a speakeasy.
Filesharing may be free as in beer, but it does not deliver you free beer.
Brick In The Wall (Score:5, Funny)
RIAA, Leave Them Kids Alone!
Incomplete Floyd Albums (Score:5, Funny)
All in all... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:All in all... (Score:5, Funny)
It doesn't have to be like this.
All we need to do is make sure we keep torrenting.
Re:All in all... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Speaking of Prohibition (Score:5, Funny)
Exactly what Mr Pink up there is saying.
By the way, which one's Pink?
There's someone on my pipe and it's not me... (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:Deal with the real pirates (Score:4, Funny)
Hey, they're helping to fight global warming [venganza.org]!
Sudden outbreak of common sense, or... (Score:5, Funny)
...a momentary lapse of unreason.
Re:Speaking of Prohibition (Score:5, Funny)
Mod parent +1 Cigar
Re:Prohibition? (Score:4, Funny)
Of course file sharing is as criminally dangerous as murder. Share files and the terrorists win! Haven't you been paying the slightest attention?
Re:Speaking of Prohibition (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah, it's Time to put a stop to all this Us and Them. These repeated lawsuits just sound like Echoes to me. It's A Great Day for Freedom.
Re:Main problem is revenue (Score:3, Funny)
If BP used Bono's music in their cleanup ads for the oil spill, then it would put BP in a bad light.
Re:Brick In The Wall (Score:2, Funny)
We don't need no regulation!
Re:All in all... (Score:1, Funny)
We don't need no copyright education.
Yes you do, you just used a double negative.
Congratulations on your 'spotting the reference' fail.