Hollywood Hacking Bill Will Hurt, Not Help The Music Industry
from the seems-pretty-obvious-to-most-of-us dept
Gartner Group is predicting what many people see as being incredibly obvious. The "Hollywood Hacking" bill that would let Hollywood hack into computers of those they think might possibly (maybe) be sharing copyrighted materials will do more harm than good for the entertainment industry. They say that it's a sign of desperation, and it's only covering up the fact that the entertainment industry hasn't been able to put together a real business model for the digital age.
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When did this happen?
I know the some businesses have always seen customers as cash cows to be milked, I'm just curious as to when this became the general rule.
Cripes.
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Denial of Lack of Service
By allowing private institutions to conduct DOS activities, this legislation opens a Pandora’s box of "what ifs" that includes DoSing competitors, or websites that are critical of a corporation.
Maybe I'm completely off base, or overreacting here, but I don't like the idea of corporations waging "digital warfare" on each other. It's bad for business and it's bad for the infrastructure of the Internet.
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Hidden agenda
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Business Opportunity
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