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  Jobe, 7 Mar 2006 @ 11:24am

  
  

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  It's not the best solution, but it is a very small step in the right direction. Now if we can just get USA going in the same direction.
  

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  PhilTR, 7 Mar 2006 @ 11:55am

  
  

  Haven't the French...

  ...always been considered pussies?

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  Mookie, 7 Mar 2006 @ 3:04pm

  
  

  A lost opportunity

  This is very disapointing for many in the p2p community, finally a government seemed to be making some sense of the situation only to eventually bow down, yet again, to the power of mass media corporations. The p2p issue, more than anything in the last 20 years, highlights the fact that money controls governments.
  
  When will these stupid members of parliament start listenting to the people that vote them in instead of accepting only the word of the monopolies... They say that a collective license will dessimate their online businesses - I say EXACTLY - the whole point about p2p is that the middlemen - the distributors - are no longer required. Am I supposed to feel sorry for not wanting to more artists money in the hands of Apple or Napster2? Am I supposed to feel guilty for downloading a movie when actors are paid ridiculous amounts of money for each appearance - $25million to do a movie!!! Even professional sport stars have salary caps. Am I meant to feel guilty that the next Michael Jackson may not be able to build a private amusement park?
  
  come on France !!!!!!! get it together

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    Anonymous Coward, 7 Mar 2006 @ 4:21pm

    
    

    Re: A lost opportunity

    everyone that votes supports legal p2p and a tax. everyone that opposes it is a monopolist. your political analysis is astounding.

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  Anonymous Coward, 7 Mar 2006 @ 3:15pm

  
  

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  Unfortunately it seems like legitimate people, like those at videolan.org/vlc, could get jail time too.
  
  All that program does is play media, and to nail them with anything is stupid, so exceptions should've been made rather than blanket statements.

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  Kevin, 7 Mar 2006 @ 3:37pm

  
  

  Teh Funnay

  Muahahahaha!!! France and Surrender in the same sentence!! Aren't they synonymous with one another???

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