Comments on: Australia to get it at the DMCA http://brainsnorkel.com/2005/09/23/australia-to-tighten-drm-protection-laws/ Manifesto-driven development. Eclectic thoughts. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:12:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sunny Kalsi http://brainsnorkel.com/2005/09/23/australia-to-tighten-drm-protection-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-4608 Sunny Kalsi Sun, 25 Sep 2005 06:29:54 +0000 http://brainsnorkel.com/?p=179#comment-4608 Whilst I'm also hopeful of the "ignored law" behaviour, I simply do not believe this will happen. Media companies cannot sue people in this country copying things from CD to iPod without clearly looking like the bad guys. However, with the DMCA in place, they at least have the guise of protecting their copyrights. I think penalties need more attention than the law itself. I remember reading about how the penalty for breaking into someone's garage was far lower than breaking the security code on the garage door opener. I hate not referencing my material, but I can't remember when and where I read it... It's was probably off slashdot or something. Whilst I’m also hopeful of the “ignored law” behaviour, I simply do not believe this will happen. Media companies cannot sue people in this country copying things from CD to iPod without clearly looking like the bad guys. However, with the DMCA in place, they at least have the guise of protecting their copyrights.

I think penalties need more attention than the law itself. I remember reading about how the penalty for breaking into someone’s garage was far lower than breaking the security code on the garage door opener. I hate not referencing my material, but I can’t remember when and where I read it… It’s was probably off slashdot or something.

]]> By: Alastair http://brainsnorkel.com/2005/09/23/australia-to-tighten-drm-protection-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-4590 Alastair Fri, 23 Sep 2005 20:57:07 +0000 http://brainsnorkel.com/?p=179#comment-4590 Q: "How would that make you feel?" A; Like I had been beaten with a giant carrot. I want to say that Australians have a long tradition of ignoring laws they don't like, eventually having them changed as a result. I don't know if that's true in general or restricted to isolated cases. Certainly the current lack of fair use provisions doesn't seem to have stopped anyone copying music from CD to iPod. I wonder if the coming reforms will be widely ignored also? Q: “How would that make you feel?”

A; Like I had been beaten with a giant carrot.

I want to say that Australians have a long tradition of ignoring laws they don’t like, eventually having them changed as a result. I don’t know if that’s true in general or restricted to isolated cases. Certainly the current lack of fair use provisions doesn’t seem to have stopped anyone copying music from CD to iPod. I wonder if the coming reforms will be widely ignored also?

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