Sunday, 9. March 2003
Topic: - on March 9, 2003 at 2:46:51 AM CET
Copyright war an unequal Þght
... on the tackling DVD pirates
The trouble with IT is that whenever the changes it is wreaking across an industry finally catch the attention of the powers that be, some schmuck comes along and tries to put technology in a straitjacket.
By the end of this month, the UK Patent Office plans to implement a draconian set of new copyright rules that place all the cards in the digital rights pack firmly into the slimy grasp of the world's vested interests. A tardy response to an EU directive that should have been enacted last year, the regulations follow a US example that many believe has only served to wrest all power from consumers and stifle technological advancement.
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