UK to decriminalize file sharing

[Lethn]

Seems a bit weird that they'll bother sending warning letters when their not going to take any further action anyway  

That's called watered down politics, there have been countries that have actually made it go through where you get a letter sent and then you can be taken to court or be disconnected from your ISP, I believe France has done that and the UK did attempt it at one point but there's clearly been that much outrage and opposition they've been forced to think twice, but they're trying to still make it look like they're doing something.

Is a bit like these fines being levied against banks that commit money laundering crimes etc. they can't do as much damage as they want to because of lobbying interests.

[DrG]

The media companies have their hands in everybody's pockets.  You can't even show a Blu-Ray disc if you legally purchased it to a patient sitting in a doctor's office (i'm not even talking about the waiting room, I'm talking about a private area like an exam room or dentist's chair) because it's considered public display.  For that you need to buy a $667 (guess they didn't want $666) license from MPLS when they send you a cease & desist letter.

[Lethn]

The worst part is people don't believe you and think you're making it up when you're telling them about this kind of bullshit, a bit like when you try to explain the economy lol

[whitefly]

Knowledge should be free in my opinion. Not everybody can afford things, does it mean he shouldn't have it?

[bitsmichel]

Knowledge should be free in my opinion. Not everybody can afford things, does it mean he shouldn't have it?

Information doesn't obey any rules, it can be copied, redistributed, seen etc.. there's no way that that can be prevented.

The media companies have their hands in everybody's pockets.  You can't even show a Blu-Ray disc if you legally purchased it to a patient sitting in a doctor's office (i'm not even talking about the waiting room, I'm talking about a private area like an exam room or dentist's chair) because it's considered public display.  For that you need to buy a $667 (guess they didn't want $666) license from MPLS when they send you a cease & desist letter.

Exactly, this protects only a very tiny group and screw over the rest of civilization, including artists.

[Tusk]

I agree citizens should be paid for watching state broadcast propaganda

[practicaldreamer]

Anyone know what happened to the guy from Middlesbrough that was behind Oink ?

Now that truly was a great place. I can't remember how I managed to get into the Pink Palace but I haven't since Oink's demise found an alternative that is anything like as good.

I did once sit an online "interview" to get into (I think) Whatcd    - I failed when I was asked about different mp3 encoder settings - I only use FLAC 

[whitefly]

World is what it is - it's never equal, because there are always a group of people who tries to rule everything.

[NapoleonBonaparte]

Just move to another country. No reason to stay in UK as it is easy to move within the zone.

[u9y42]

Just move to another country. No reason to stay in UK as it is easy to move within the zone.

The only problem there being that not everyone has the conditions to do so (money, family, friends, language), and the place you might end up going to, may not necessarily be a whole of a lot different.