Author Topic: Government Drops Website Blocking (Read 1034 times)

Evoss · « **on:** 03 August 2011, 13:07 »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14372698

/cheer

Jay · « **Reply #1 on:** 03 August 2011, 13:19 »

There was a stupid old bint on BBC Breakfast that only seemed concerned about the companies loosing money (artists don't make a lot from record sales in comparison to doing gigs), nevermind the fact that once you bought a CD you should be allowed to duplicate it and change format as you can in just about any other country, Hollywood still seems to be doing well and they've had similar laws to what has been proposed here for a long time.

I personally don't think it will change a damned thing in the short term as everyone has been ripping CD's to MP3 despite it being illegal for many years.

Mitching · « **Reply #2 on:** 03 August 2011, 13:23 »

Shame.
Good ol' Fergal though

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Its chief executive, Fergal Sharkey said: "Who wants to tell the 80% of music businesses that employ fewer than five people, and the thousands of artists who self-finance the production of their own albums, that to enjoy the protection of the law, all they need now is to have millions of pounds and spend years in court to protect their work.