On 2 May 2012, at 06:25, "Steve Dyer" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nicholas Lansman, who 'is' ISPA, was on Radio 4 a few days ago on this > subject. He was rambling and not persuasive in any way. There are other more > effective organisations: > http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2012/what-they-want-is-control > However the reality is that copyright holders, politicians, police, the > media, and censors like IWF and the Whitehouse tendancy all benefit from > being seen to "do something" and they don't really care if it's effective or > if it damages civil liberty. > Read the above article, which clearly makes the point that the internet is a > communication tool not "the media". It should no more be censored than your > telephone conversations. It is not a broadcast medium, it is a personal one > and rights of free speech should be upheld. > Those who profit from control of the distribution channels of music and film > need to change their business models, because we are witnessing the death of > such control, and the death of much of the "media". The problem with ORG is they believe they speak for a majority that doesn't exist. If I take your point to conclusion then I should be able to setup hundreds of phishing sites and laugh all the way to the bank. You can't have your cake and eat it.
