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Title: French Lawmakers Vote to Legalize File-Sharing
Post by: Dartful Dodger on December 22, 2005, 10:50:39 pm
French Lawmakers Vote to Legalize File-Sharing (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,179556,00.html)
Title: Re: French Lawmakers Vote to Legalize File-Sharing
Post by: wana10 on December 22, 2005, 11:02:54 pm
well ill be damned... what are they hoping to accomplish?
i myself am not against file sharing if it is used sparingly, im not for downloading whole albums but downloading a song or two to see if you like an artist is ok.
crazy frenchies...
Title: Re: French Lawmakers Vote to Legalize File-Sharing
Post by: JackTucky on December 23, 2005, 12:52:32 am
No time to read that article, but I bet the phrase "cheese eating surrender monkeys" is in there somewhere.

Art
Title: Re: French Lawmakers Vote to Legalize File-Sharing
Post by: DrewKaree on December 23, 2005, 03:28:17 am
Quote from: JackTucky on December 23, 2005, 12:52:32 am
No time to read that article, but I bet the phrase "cheese eating surrender monkeys" is in there somewhere.

Art

I no longer WANT to read that article, since I like your summation and don't believe a professional writer can top your brilliance.
Title: Re: French Lawmakers Vote to Legalize File-Sharing
Post by: duffjr on December 23, 2005, 05:42:30 am
here's one grandpa sued for file-sharing (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9896986/)
Title: Re: French Lawmakers Vote to Legalize File-Sharing
Post by: JackTucky on December 23, 2005, 10:32:15 am
Quote from: DrewKaree on December 23, 2005, 03:28:17 am
I no longer WANT to read that article, since I like your summation and don't believe a professional writer can top your brilliance.

Thanks for the compliment.

Art "Glad Drew didn't say he was gay for monkeys"
Title: Re: French Lawmakers Vote to Legalize File-Sharing
Post by: DrewKaree on December 23, 2005, 04:03:33 pm
Quote from: JackTucky on December 23, 2005, 10:32:15 am

Thanks for the compliment.


You're welcome

MrDK *Jack is ghey for monkeys*
Title: Re: French Lawmakers Vote to Legalize File-Sharing
Post by: Grasshopper on December 24, 2005, 08:43:44 pm
It won't happen. This is clearly just a negotiating tactic. When someone adopts an extreme position sometimes the best approach is to adopt an equally extreme position at the opposite end of the spectrum.

Personally I'm tired of seeing ever more draconian IP laws (which only benefit a handful of giant corporations) being nodded through by politicians who are supposedly in office to serve the interests of ordinary citizens. I'm glad that at last some of them seem to be taking a stand. Pity it's only happening in France though.