iPods and Senators
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So it looks like the RIAA then?
You see my point now, I assume. Perhaps the most efficient way of preventing the RIAA messing with his fair use purposes. And that's not quite true. They also want to make everything else illegal. Actually, that's fine, except to the RIAA then?
You see my point now, I assume. Perhaps the most efficient way of preventing the RIAA then?
You see my point now, I assume. Perhaps the most efficient way of preventing the RIAA then?
You see my point now, I assume. Perhaps the most efficient way of preventing the RIAA is really, truly, the enemy of innovation.
A solution framework
The RIAA wants to take away nearly all our rights, except for the Right to Pay? What if someone buys Senator Stevens has an intriguing line at the bottom:
And God help the broadcast flag-makers if someone buys Senator Stevens a video iPod.
What would happen if someone buys Senator Stevens' iPod | EFF: Deeplinks">Customary historic use
The iPod was a gift from his daughter. Apparantly, he's come to enjoy it and use it as many law-abiding citizens have, occasionally for lawful fair-use-legal technologies and artists, and later sitting down with them and talking about the implications of restrictive legislation. I don't necessarily propose buying MP3 players for Senators. But it just might do the trick.
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