AMERICAblog: Custom agents may eventually scan your iPod for unlicensed music
stranded
· 1 year ago
Oh my god. What about that article I photocopied? Am I going to go to jail because I brought a recipe into the U.S. illegally?
Chimp Magnet
· 1 year ago
Why stop at the iPod? Why not just scan you brain for "illegal" thoughts?
Gary SF
· 1 year ago
How about continuing the Bush doctrine of 'pre-emption.' They could confiscate laptops, Ipods, etc. if they suspected that someday we may copy something.
Indigo
· 1 year ago
Join me in subtle protest. I raise my hands as if under arrest whenever I have to pass through the airport scanners. Not way far above my head as if in loud protest but just high enough to look like it's an episode on "Cops." The guards get it and smile and I move on. They know. We know. You know. Everybody knows. It's a matter of time before the whole social tectonic plates shift dramatically. Just keep on pushing, not too hard, just enough.
Dave of the Jungle
· 1 year ago
Well, Osama bin Laden could be hiding in someone's iPod.
They're sneaky, I tell ya.
covo
· 1 year ago
and now I for sure won't get an IPod. Guess recipes are alright though especially if they appear on Cindy McSame's website.
tbhull
· 1 year ago
Why not allow customs agents to go door to door without warrants weekly searching all electronic storage device? I'm sure McCain would support an executive order that national security justifies such action.
debbee
· 1 year ago
Corporations sure hate our freedom.
naschkatzehussein
· 1 year ago
Congratulations on not covering the abdication ceremony of the Queen of the United States. Would that other blogs and the MSM now start following your example!
Lisa3298
· 1 year ago
I guarantee she's going to pledge her support to McCain. Nothing is beyond this disgusting bit#h. She and her lunatic Hillbots will still do anything to steal the Presidency and try to destroy the Democratic Party.
Andrew
· 1 year ago
Isn't it just great that we can have a dysfunctional government which seems adept at starting wars, and looking the other way when it comes to financial graft, failing miserably when it comes to national disasters or rigging elections and yet it seems to be important to the powers to be at motherland security to check an Ipod for illegal tunes? When things like this come up, and not one peep out of the dems, you know their in bed with the corprotocracy. Pathetic!
Danalan
· 1 year ago
Must protect the Homeland, comrade.
MP3's sound like crap, anyway. Get out of the house and go see some local bands. Remember how great live music is? There's tons of it out there, and it's cheap and cool.
stranded
· 1 year ago
Yes, but will it travel with me abroad?
Danalan
· 1 year ago
If you like the local band, buy their CD, directly from them. That's the way to support local music!
ComradeRutherford
· 1 year ago
No, that will be illegal too some day. The RIAA won't be happy unless they control all music, just like Monsanto wont rest until they control every morsel of food of the planet.
sarcasme
· 1 year ago
everything is fair in democracy :-)
Obama20082016
· 1 year ago
Typical - Billary just said the word 'gay' at her rally and a bunch of tired old queens cheered. Her fan base has to be one of the most deranged ever. Camille Paglia said it best: 'the male staff who Hillary attracts are slick, geeky weasels or rancid, asexual cream puffs."
Given the hold of the entertainment industry in Washington, I have been a bit surprised that such searches aren't already taking place. Of course, the overall problem is how to distinguish authorized material from unauthorized. Of course the RIAA has been arguing that CD ripping is illegal for the past year or so.
Just last month the House passed the PRO-IP act (H.R. 4279) which would heavily increase fines for CR violations and create a new executive branch office: the Office of the United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Representative (USIPER).
The issue of copyright restrictions and fair use are vitally important, not simply for people who want to carry around music. Heavy-handed copyright restrictions stifle innovation, growth, and creativity. The existing restrictions have already nearly killed Internet based radio before it had an opportunity to establish its own unique operating model. Large media companies are inherently opposed to innovation -- as it adds both competition and uncertainty to the market place. They will work hard at every turn to ensure they maintain the upper hand and restrict both content distribution and creation as much as possible. Unfortunately, our government seems more inclined to help them in the short term then to look towards the long-term health of our economy and our nation.
ComradeRutherford
· 1 year ago
"Heavy-handed copyright restrictions stifle innovation, growth, and creativity."
That's the whole point. That's why they're doing it. The RIAA's whole point is total control over every note of music, just as the MOAA is for every frame of picture.
Musicians shouldn't be allowed to carry their music around on unsecured hard drives. Their music is property of the producers and should stay secured and restricted until release on CDs that wipe your computer's boot drive if you try to do anything other than playing with approved equipment.
And, as pointed out earlier, the entertainment industry clearly owns both parties. So CD ripping is a felony to the RIAA and none of the three GOP candidates for president have mentioned it.
jr
· 1 year ago
the stasidom knows no bounds
KISSman
· 1 year ago
This kind of thing is quite scary.
It gives power to these people who are supposed to protect us and makes them Hollywood's watchdogs. They will have the right to take your computer, iPod and phones and go through them, possibly confiscate and even destroy them should they see fit. Want a lawyer? Too bad.
In America, we all have different opinions on how far is too far when it comes to 'protecting' us. The Bush administration doesn't seem to believe that we have rights to our privacy when it comes to protecting our country. But whose interests are we serving when it comes to copyright laws?
ACTA is an extreme measure. Yes, it will crack down on all sorts of copyright violations for sure. But lots of laws and protections could be changed in order to stop all sorts of crimes. If police could come through any door without warning and perform random checks at any home in chooses without a warrent or even suspicion, it would surely nail folks for a wide spectrum of crimes and infractions. But that's not the country we live in. We live in our where our personal freedom and privacy is vital.
ACTA is not just about going into our iPods at the border, but ISPs giving people up for using file sharing services without even a warrent. It makes the people at our borders -- and other countries' borders -- watchdogs who will decide if what you have on your device is 'illegal'.
In short, this is really fucked.
ComradeRutherford
· 1 year ago
In 1985 terms, US customs agents would have the duty to look at the cassette tape in my walkman, and if it isn't a store-bought tape (maybe a mix tape I made from my own store-bought tapes) they get to steal my walkman and fine me hundreds of dollars?
In 2008 terms, they get to commit theft of my $3000 laptop and fine me too, if they find anything they don't like? Just how are they supposed to know just which ones are what? How do I know it wasn't the 'Kip Hawley is an idiot'* article I have?
That goes against everything we know about Traditional American Values ®™.
Democrats fight against this and you will lock up the youth vote in a heart beat and a lot of other votes to.
KISSman
· 1 year ago
It would be nice if Democrats were on our side with this, but...
"One of the main proponents of such Constitution-flaunting (and secretly negotiated) laws here in the U.S. is Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), whose top four campaign contributions in 2006 were from Time Warner ($21,000), News Corp ($15,000), Sony ($14,000) and Disney ($13,550). Other Washington politicians are also listed as having their palms greased by the Hollywood greedmeisters."
thats true and he should be voted out in the next primary for someone who's not scum.
ZennButtKicker (tlhwraith)
· 1 year ago
I got no problem voting out a Dem with their hands too deep in the cookie jar. I think the Obama/DNC move this week (although largely symbolic), is a powerful message that needs to get repeated to the entire party, lobbyists and corporate interest in politicians must be curtailed.
reflux1000
· 1 year ago
And now a little history lesson on banning confiscating and criminalizing anything ,1st. Prohibition failed,2nd War on Drugs failed,War on Porn an Sex failed,war on Gambling failed and ect.,ect,ect..So when this is passed and they start taking all those laptops and Ipod's this crap will be repealed so fast the the paper it's written on will catch fire.
reflux1000
· 1 year ago
The Sheet-Music Industry tried to stop the phonograph(recording)industry then The Recording Industry tried to stop Radio from playing stuff.Had there been a Minstrels Guild when the Sheet-Music Industry started they would have tried to stop them.
unrepentant_expat
· 1 year ago
Scanning my Ipod! Why not, they've been probing my asshole fore years.
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They're sneaky, I tell ya.
When things like this come up, and not one peep out of the dems, you know their in bed with the corprotocracy. Pathetic!
MP3's sound like crap, anyway. Get out of the house and go see some local bands. Remember how great live music is? There's tons of it out there, and it's cheap and cool.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/paglia/2008/04/09/...
Just last month the House passed the PRO-IP act (H.R. 4279) which would heavily increase fines for CR violations and create a new executive branch office: the Office of the United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Representative (USIPER).
The issue of copyright restrictions and fair use are vitally important, not simply for people who want to carry around music. Heavy-handed copyright restrictions stifle innovation, growth, and creativity. The existing restrictions have already nearly killed Internet based radio before it had an opportunity to establish its own unique operating model. Large media companies are inherently opposed to innovation -- as it adds both competition and uncertainty to the market place. They will work hard at every turn to ensure they maintain the upper hand and restrict both content distribution and creation as much as possible. Unfortunately, our government seems more inclined to help them in the short term then to look towards the long-term health of our economy and our nation.
That's the whole point. That's why they're doing it. The RIAA's whole point is total control over every note of music, just as the MOAA is for every frame of picture.
Musicians shouldn't be allowed to carry their music around on unsecured hard drives. Their music is property of the producers and should stay secured and restricted until release on CDs that wipe your computer's boot drive if you try to do anything other than playing with approved equipment.
And, as pointed out earlier, the entertainment industry clearly owns both parties. So CD ripping is a felony to the RIAA and none of the three GOP candidates for president have mentioned it.
It gives power to these people who are supposed to protect us and makes them Hollywood's watchdogs. They will have the right to take your computer, iPod and phones and go through them, possibly confiscate and even destroy them should they see fit. Want a lawyer? Too bad.
In America, we all have different opinions on how far is too far when it comes to 'protecting' us. The Bush administration doesn't seem to believe that we have rights to our privacy when it comes to protecting our country. But whose interests are we serving when it comes to copyright laws?
ACTA is an extreme measure. Yes, it will crack down on all sorts of copyright violations for sure. But lots of laws and protections could be changed in order to stop all sorts of crimes. If police could come through any door without warning and perform random checks at any home in chooses without a warrent or even suspicion, it would surely nail folks for a wide spectrum of crimes and infractions. But that's not the country we live in. We live in our where our personal freedom and privacy is vital.
ACTA is not just about going into our iPods at the border, but ISPs giving people up for using file sharing services without even a warrent. It makes the people at our borders -- and other countries' borders -- watchdogs who will decide if what you have on your device is 'illegal'.
In short, this is really fucked.
In 2008 terms, they get to commit theft of my $3000 laptop and fine me too, if they find anything they don't like? Just how are they supposed to know just which ones are what? How do I know it wasn't the 'Kip Hawley is an idiot'* article I have?
That goes against everything we know about Traditional American Values ®™.
* http://www.kiphawleyisanidiot.com/
"One of the main proponents of such Constitution-flaunting (and secretly negotiated) laws here in the U.S. is Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), whose top four campaign contributions in 2006 were from Time Warner ($21,000), News Corp ($15,000), Sony ($14,000) and Disney ($13,550). Other Washington politicians are also listed as having their palms greased by the Hollywood greedmeisters."
Source: http://dvice.com/archives/2008/06/canada_may_se...