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30 November, 2007

Assustador…

Para combater a pirataria online, a França desenvolveu o BigBrother da Net:
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As a result, the French Government last week introduced a new anti-piracy measure that some say could herald the end of file-sharing as we know it. Under the plan, ISPs would hand over the details of the biggest users of file-sharing networks to an enforcement body. The new P2P police force would then issue cease and desist warnings to the offending downloaders. If unheeded, they’d be disconnected.
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E o pior:
What makes this plan a landmark in the battle against piracy is that the telecoms industry has signed on. Historically, ISPs everywhere strongly objected to any form of enforcement that required them to turn over their customers to the attorneys of various copyright holders. Under the French plan, they must.

Por cá, nesse seguimento, nasceu a Associação de Autores Que Não Gostam De Ser Roubados, apoiada por este vosso humilde servo.
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Time person of the Year

A revista TIME está, este ano, a fazer um inquérito sobre a pessoa do ano. Pelos comentários que se vêem, o inenarrável Al Gore leva algum avanço.
EU já lá fui, deixar a nota para Mr. Paul.
Participe aqui.


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