Re: [backstage] The Nature of the Problem with HD Content Protection

"The measures in the Digital Economy Act are a form of protectionism by the existing entertainment industry, which has been self-destructively slow in adapting to new technology," said the introduction to the policy as seen by Journalism.co.uk. http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/168768

Re: [backstage] The Nature of the Problem with HD Content Protection

Brian Butterworth wrote: So, is this the privatization of approval? We do seem to have swapped from having got rid of the /PostMaster General/ and the/ Lord Chamberlain/ to having /Record Company Executives /decide what's/ good for us./ Yes, the politicians think, that if they use the law t

Re: [backstage] The Nature of the Problem with HD Content Protection

So, is this the privatization of approval? We do seem to have swapped from having got rid of the *PostMaster General*and the * Lord Chamberlain* to having *Record Company Executives *decide what's*good for us. * On 24 June 2010 14:25, David Tomlinson wrote: > Did I mention copyright can be bad

Re: [backstage] The Nature of the Problem with HD Content Protection

Did I mention copyright can be bad for you... American University document http://www.wcl.american.edu/pijip/go/acta-communique "FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS ACTA would authorize or encourage private and government enforcement measures that would: * curtail enjoyment of fundamental ri

[backstage] The Nature of the Problem with HD Content Protection

What we are witnessing is an intellectual property land grab. The content distributors are continuing to the ever increasing duration of copyright (regulatory capture) to increasing it's scope. The scope is from controlling the commercial distribution of copyright material, to controlling it'