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Hollywood is Trying to Kill Betamax
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:07 pm
by Deathstorm
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.
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:52 am
by DemonHunter
If I lived in the states I'd be making a call today.
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:56 pm
by Deathstorm
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.
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 6:24 pm
by The_0men
I dont live in america but i wanna vote! help u guys keep ur rights....
Now som1 wanna give me a zip code?
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 5:34 am
by DemonHunter
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
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:34 pm
by jeditobe1
The US laws ALWAYS conflict with one another =x
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:20 pm
by DemonHunter
Atleast your laws are made by your Congress.
Ours are made by our Judges
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:37 pm
by Zachariah
/me notes that our president and congress just let the ban on assault weapons lapse . . .
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:53 pm
by DemonHunter
/me notes that in Canada we have a 2 Billion dollar registry for normal hunting rifles that even the police admit noone uses.
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:43 am
by |GoD|Plaguelord|LDR|
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
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:34 am
by The_0men
U could move to England where the pigs aint even allowed weps till somthing big happens.....and u get taxed 4 EVERYTHING!
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:30 am
by TKATK
The_0men wrote:where the pigs aint even allowed weps
dunno what you mean with that
ahhwell
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smiley spam!!
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 1:09 pm
by Mætlöaff
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.
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 6:22 pm
by The_0men
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....
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:46 pm
by TKATK
ooh,i thought pigs=russians