On Sat 09 Dec 2006 04:37:17 NZDT +1300, Timothy Musson wrote: > > Sorry, I was just being consistent with the inaccurate use of language > > on tv - they referred to the law change as "de-criminalising" copying > > your music to your iPod.
> For example, instead of the correct term "copyright infringement", TV > news items these days almost always use the scarier-sounding but > meaningless term "copyright theft". > I'm not saying TVNZ is trying to brainwash us :p ... But there are Don't be so sure. They might be trying to brainwash the public only partially deliberately, but they sure don't have enough clout to edit the fare they get spoon-fed by the PR people into something more balanced. Ever noticed that there are no wars anymore? Just a few conflicts... The media doesn't deserve any sympathy. On Mon 11 Dec 2006 10:42:00 NZDT +1300, Gabriella Turek wrote: > Agreed, just look at those obnoxious shorts that are on a whole bunch of > DVDs (would you steel a purse?.... blah blah blah). Even more obnoxious is that the DVD player industry caved in to the Copyright Mafia(TM) and makes players where one can not move around the movie freely and skip the parts one doesn't want to see. Like the monotonous repetitive brainwashing bla bla you mention. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
