Wow, how easily recent history is forgotten.

On Jun 25, 2012 12:02 PM, <brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org> wrote:
>
> > From: Gordon Joly <gordon.joly@pobox.com>
>
> > > I mean,_linking to_  online TV is considered a copyvio? Next thing you
> > > know, being able to remember any details of a TV show you watched last
> > > week will be considered a copyvio for having a 'copy' in your brain.
>
> > I am not sure of the charges, but, yes, I can see how a link to is a
> > copyright violation, in the context of "sharing".
>
> The article actually states that, in the USA, there is precedent that
> linking to a copyright violation does not, in itself, constitute a
> copyright violation.
>
> Since the site is largely-inaccessible, I can't comment on what it was
> linking to; this could be as-simple as with cases such as the pub
> landlady Sky tried to sue for using a EuroSat box and showing her
> customers matches from another EU country. That got kicked out as
> violating EU competition laws, which I sincerely hope far more pubs and
> clubs wanting to show sporting events exploit. Next time you're in a pub
> that shows Sky matches, ask how much they pay, you'll be shocked.
>
> The UK has its own copyright laws, and letting this fall back to US law
> is just allowing someone to be persecuted with higher costs and the risk
> of a more serious sentence. Theresa May is, given the last 3-4 months
> screwups, the most incompetent Home Secretary the UK has ever had.
>
> You have to wonder, is surrounding himself with blithering idiots the
> only way David Cameron escapes looking like an utter prat?
>
>
> Brian McNeil
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