Hollywood is Trying to Kill Betamax

Deathstorm · Post by **Deathstorm** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:07 pm

The Betamax ruling is the only thing that protects your right to own a VCR, tape recorder, CD-burner, DVD-burner, iPod, or TiVo. It's that important. But new legislation that's being pushed through the Senate by lobbyists for the music and movie industries would override the Betamax decision and create a huge liability for any business that makes products which can copy sound or video. This legislation (formerly known as the INDUCE Act) would essentially give Hollywood veto power over a huge range of new technologies. And if they get this power, they'll definitely use it: just as they tried to stomp out the VCR in the 70's and 80's, the music and movie industries want to force all content to go through their own restricted channels. http://www.savebetamax.org/ click to vote against.

DemonHunter · Post by **DemonHunter** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:52 am

If I lived in the states I'd be making a call today.

Deathstorm · Post by **Deathstorm** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:56 pm

DemonHunter wrote:If I lived in the states I'd be making a call today.

Good for you never move here. You don't have to deal with the USAs dumb laws.

The_0men · Post by **The_0men** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 6:24 pm

I dont live in america but i wanna vote! help u guys keep ur rights....

Now som1 wanna give me a zip code?

DemonHunter · Post by **DemonHunter** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 5:34 am

Deathstorm wrote:
DemonHunter wrote:If I lived in the states I'd be making a call today.
Good for you never move here. You don't have to deal with the USAs dumb laws.

HA!
Canada's are worse... Far worse.
Half the time they conflict with one another

jeditobe1 · Post by **jeditobe1** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:34 pm

The US laws ALWAYS conflict with one another =x

DemonHunter · Post by **DemonHunter** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:20 pm

Atleast your laws are made by your Congress.

Ours are made by our Judges

Zachariah · Post by **Zachariah** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:37 pm

/me notes that our president and congress just let the ban on assault weapons lapse . . .

DemonHunter · Post by **DemonHunter** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:53 pm

/me notes that in Canada we have a 2 Billion dollar registry for normal hunting rifles that even the police admit noone uses.

|GoD|Plaguelord|LDR| · Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:43 am

The_0men wrote:I dont live in america but i wanna vote! help u guys keep ur rights....

Now som1 wanna give me a zip code?

Here Omen you can use a Texas zip I know of "79906"

I already registered to help out with Betamax... man I can't believe that assault weapons are legel now... WTF is wrong with the US?!? I would rather live in Canada than take a chance of getting mowed down at a gas station with an AK-47 just trying to do my job. The world is so f*cked up right now I wish there was somewhere else to live

The_0men · Post by **The_0men** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:34 am

U could move to England where the pigs aint even allowed weps till somthing big happens.....and u get taxed 4 EVERYTHING!

TKATK · Post by **TKATK** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:30 am

The_0men wrote:where the pigs aint even allowed weps

dunno what you mean with that

ahhwell

,:P

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smiley spam!!

Mætlöaff · Post by **Mætlöaff** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 1:09 pm

The_0men wrote:I dont live in america but i wanna vote! help u guys keep ur rights....

Now som1 wanna give me a zip code?

Try 95501. Humboldt County, CA ZIP code.

The_0men · Post by **The_0men** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 6:22 pm

I mean the *police* is not allowed *guns* unless its an emergency situation. they dont carry guns on them but when its needed they unlock the gun cuboard.....

There, spelt a little bit more less slang....

TKATK · Post by **TKATK** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:46 pm

ooh,i thought pigs=russians