TorrIndex. File-sharing should not be a crime, says European Parliament | OUT-LAW.COM. The Parliament has adopted a report on Europe's cultural industries which rejects the idea of criminalising non-profit making file-sharers. "Criminalising consumers who are not seeking to make a profit is not the right solution to combat digital piracy," said a motion passed by the Parliament. "In the context of rapid technological and market evolution, and with a view to ensuring that cultural industries and creators benefit from the development of digital platforms, [the parliament] urges the Commission to rethink the critical issue of intellectual property from the cultural and economic point of view," it said.
The motion said that the Commission should rethink its policies in the interest of "a balance between the opportunities for access to cultural events and content and intellectual property that guarantee fair, effective remuneration to all categories of right holders, real choice for consumers, and cultural diversity. " 5 Reasons Why Illegal Downloaders Will Not Face a UK Ban. There's been a lot of buzz about a story The London Times ran this morning under the headline "Internet users could be banned over illegal downloads," which also appeared on the BBC website under the even more alarming headline "Illegal downloaders 'face UK ban. " Time to get a couple of things straight. The Times says “people who illegally download films and music will be cut off from the internet under new legislative proposals to be unveiled next week.” Actually, this story is complete balderdash. But the fact that this nutty proposal is getting anywhere at all illustrates how ignorant the powers that be are about downloading.
Let’s get a couple of things straight , 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. So in summary: Insert Toilet Flushing Sound FX Here This idea makes as much sense as trying to ban people from singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to each other over the telephone network, or burning down libraries to protect the publishing industry. TV-Links replacements. I thought that for the first entry in my blog I would post something that is usefull to other people rather than a boring intro about myself (maybe I'll do that later hah!). As we all know the nazi's have grabbed the TV-Links owner on Thursday and have/are probably threatening him with all sorts of nasty things if he doesn't admit he's a terrorist. Really, shouldn't the police be out stopping murderers and armed robbers rather than raiding some kid's home for a website?
Anyway, I've decided to give a list of what i consider to be the best TV link sites around, that is, sites where you can go find your favorite episode of Lost, Buffy or 24. I simply don't have the time to trawl through YouTube, DailyMotion or Guba for shows or movies so it's a godsend that the sites below exist. The list below is just my personal favorites, I'm sure you have your own and if so let me know, the more sites the better! Hope this helps some people, happy viewing! Suprnova. Pando | Thanks for Sharing.