This many paged article made clear and sensible reading, pointing out as as it does the underlying hypocrisy of the Cartels actions against their future customers.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=security&articleId=9048698&taxonomyId=17&intsrc=kc_featIt's worth setting aside the legal minutiae, and the moral debate as RIAA and the MPAA are attempting to frame it, to consider the messages this mess sends the kids.
"You're all thieves"
Breathes there a child or teenager who never stole a candy bar from his aunt or the local store?
Not content with having Internet service providers monitor individuals users to track them down at home and school, a few weeks ago the MPAA sent letters to U.S. universities and colleges, requesting that they download and install an MPAA-accessible monitoring and tracking system on their internal networks.
Instead of following instances of infringing use, the constant monitoring makes it plain that criminal intent is assumed on the part of students at these universities. Like an overzealous store detective following a band of kids from the moment they enter an establishment, this approach always backfires: Inevitably one or more otherwise well-intended subject is offended and thinks "Well, if you're going to treat me like a thief, then I'll..." One campus full of kids thinking this way is serious trouble, but we're on the verge of having an entire age group turn down this path.
Lets be honest folks while the copyright lobby are able to buy legislation via corrupt practices such as donations the public only weapon against such unjust practices is to ingnore them and therefore give no validity to its place in a countries justice system, after all it makes sense that the wishes of the majority of voters should be the guiding line here not who will pay politicians the most to overlook their oaths to do the job the public pay them to do.
The copyright term is far too long and stifles creativity as we are seeing, taking the law as it is, its likely a person can go a whole lifetime without hearing a particular peice of music or a visual offering, is this helping anyone or bringing social benefits by censororing creative content for money, I dont believe it is
