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September 12th, 2004, 04:21 PM
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Re: US: Stop Congress from making iPod or VCRs ill
Supreme court will strike the law down, given the precedent set by the "Betamax" decision. Then again, this is a conservative court, being the Rehnquist court.
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September 12th, 2004, 05:16 PM
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Re: US: Stop Congress from making iPod or VCRs ill
They can pry my iPod away from my cold dead hands...
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Re: US: Stop Congress from making iPod or VCRs ill
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They can pry my iPod away from my cold dead hands...
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I may not have an iPod (I have a Phillips MP3 Player, not as good  ) But i agree entirely. Its even worse today. I remember Albums in the Uk used to cost £12, nowadays they're almost £20 unless you're fortunante to have a shop nearby with "honest" prices  |
September 12th, 2004, 09:22 PM
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Re: US: Stop Congress from making iPod or VCRs ill
Good ol' Canada...did you know that downloading music is legal here?? Not just "not illegal, not legal" but actually legal! (At least, I hope my information isn't out of date, or just plain wrong.  
That means, instead of buying a CD for $20 CAN, and getting 2, maybe 3 songs I like, I can just download them for the cost of the CD, the internet, and the burner, and have 20 songs, that I actually like! God, I love the internet.
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September 12th, 2004, 09:47 PM
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Re: US: Stop Congress from making iPod or VCRs ill
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Good ol' Canada...did you know that downloading music is legal here?? Not just "not illegal, not legal" but actually legal! (At least, I hope my information isn't out of date, or just plain wrong.
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That is not true. It is illegal here as well. You may be getting confused with a recent court decision where ISPs can not be forced to identify Online music sharers. |
September 12th, 2004, 10:16 PM
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Re: US: Stop Congress from making iPod or VCRs ill
Also, he is probably confusing it with the fact that the major Canadian record labels get a bit of money from a tax levied on all CD recordable media in Canada...
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September 13th, 2004, 12:04 PM
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Which the local computer shop doesn't charge...
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