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Consumer Watchdog says UK Copyright laws are the worst

article published on 16 April, 2009

Consumer Focus has said that the copyright laws of the United Kingdom needlessly criminalize music fans and badly need to be updated. The comments come as the UK was ranked last in a survey of 16 countries' copyright laws. Currently, UK law technically makes it illegal to copy a CD that you "own" onto a computer or a portable player like an iPod, despite the fact that manufacturers like ... [ read the full article ]

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ivymike
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_ 		16. April 2009 @ 19:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I wonder how long it took for this group to figure this one out?!?

Sadly, I think the USA ranks at No. 2 for most anti-consumer copyright laws AFAIK.
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elbald90
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_ 		17. April 2009 @ 05:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i pray they never come to my house i must be such a criminal with all my music ,games and movies .sshhh is that someone at the door lol
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Mez
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_ 		17. April 2009 @ 07:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am suprized the forgot the music tax. Just have everyone give 1,000 to the RIAA every year.

Obama gave the Queen an ipod. Maybe they ought to check it out and see if it has illegal music on it.
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varnull
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_ 		17. April 2009 @ 07:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
?Music is everybody?s possession.
It?s only publishers who think that people own it.?
-John Lennon
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meme222
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_ 		17. April 2009 @ 16:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ffs
it's the uk!
where's the surprise?
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