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maseratigtp
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Joined: 06 Jan 2006
Posts: 428
Location: usa
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 Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 2:54 am Post subject: and you thought our gambling law was wack |
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this is what the fine folks down under are ramming through, so much for "liberals" LOL
As an example,” said Mr Coroneos, “a family who holds a birthday picnic in a place of public entertainment (for example, the grounds of a zoo) and sings ‘Happy Birthday’ in a manner that can be heard by others, risks an infringement notice carrying a fine of up to $1320. If they make a video recording of the event, they risk a further fine for the possession of a device for the purpose of making an infringing copy of a song. And if they go home and upload the clip to the internet where it can be accessed by others, they risk a further fine of up to AUD$1320 for illegal distribution. All in all, possible fines of up to AUD$3960 for this series of acts – and the new offences do not require knowledge or improper intent. Just the doing of the acts is enough to ground a legal liability under the new ‘strict liability’ offences.”
“We have gone over and over our legal analysis, with the assistance of legal academics and regulatory experts. Not only can we see no justification for the severity of the penalties, but the complexity of the new laws will make it extremely difficult for everyday Australians to avoid a potential liability – and when the level of penalties which attach to the new offences is understood, the scenarios are pretty terrifying,” Mr Coroneos said. |
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jjpregler
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| There's been crap like this in the US as well. Except instead of fines copyright holders can sue the singing party. I remember a case were a girl scout troop was being sued for the "performance" of certain songs around a campfire. |
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CitizenCain
Message Board Junkie
Joined: 23 Oct 2006
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Location: Behind a huge stack of chips.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:24 am Post subject: |
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This is nothing compared to the status of.. well, just about any computer software under the DMCA, which is the big digital copyright legislation in the US.
Seeing as how I'm assuming none of you are big computer geeks, I'll use an analogy, with physical keys. It essentially makes any machine that can make, copy or alter keys and any machine that can "get around" locks illegal. Fortunately it's so crappily written that it's hardly ever enforced.
But, keep it mind when you need the CAA/AAA/etc to unlock your car for you next time you lock the keys inside. |
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