http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/ Engadget Comments for Got ripped tunes on your iPod? Go directly to jail, mate http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/Nov 21st 2006 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/
Unfortunately, a large percentage of USA citizens are largely ignorant of other countries. As I said, ignorance, not studity. That's the fault of education and, I suspect, a result of the fact that the vast majority of US citizens do not have a passport nor have they ever had one.

As for the issue being discussed here, this legislation (it isn't law yet) is actually coming as a result of the recent Free Trade Agreement signed between the USA and Australia. Many of my compatriots felt that the whole negotiation process for the FTA was far too rushed and we (i.e. Australia) ended up with a very poor agreement that was largely in the USA's favor at the expense of our interests. As I said, the tightening up of copyright law here is mostly as a result of pressure from the United States. So if there is any fault for this, the fault lies in the District of Columbia!

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"a device, intending it to be used for making an infringing copy of a work or other subject-matter." That could be almost anything, if you photograph something that is copyrighted, that would be illegal under this law. So would a computer, you could copy your music or anything through it.

I'm struggling to think of some technology that wouldn't infringe the law, unless thee was more too it than that quote, as I'm sure there is.

Care to enlighten us Engadget?]]>Nov 21st 2006 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/
Kinda like John Edwards of NC who while being a very vocal opponent of Wal-Mart, tried to grease the manager to get his son a PS3 on launch day.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/11-16-2006/0004476445&EDATE=

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15764859/

Politicians and loud mouth activists like O'Reilly are the ones negatively affecting america.]]>Nov 21st 2006 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/Nov 21st 2006 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/

O'Reilly said that because of the ipod, text messaging, and other gadgets that keep us plugged in every waking hour, we are raising a generation that cannot interact in a person to person way or think freely for themselves outside of the box. They are totally dependent and beholden to web resources, even if their content is not accurate.

He is obviously right.]]>Nov 21st 2006 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/Sep 9th 2007 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/Nov 21st 2006 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/Nov 22nd 2006 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/
Somewhere in the world is a village missing its idiot.]]>Nov 21st 2006 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/
I actually watched the segment, and what he said was - when fake worlds become more important than the real world, that's dangerous. That was the tone of the 10 minute segment. Anyone can be made to sound insane if you purposely leave out most of what they say. ]]>Nov 21st 2006 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/Nov 21st 2006 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/Nov 21st 2006 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/Nov 21st 2006 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/Nov 21st 2006 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/]]>Nov 21st 2006 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/Nov 21st 2006 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/At least you understand where O'Reilly is coming from. It's not that the devices are inherently bad it's just the way people treat them. Such as shootings, stabbing and fighting over something as petty as a game console. People need to get their priorities strait there are more important things in life than games and tech gadgets.]]>Nov 21st 2006 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/
O'Reilly can blame gadgets all he wants, but it's like blaming the inanimate gun for a crime rather than the person wielding it. The problem with the generation he refers to has a lot more to do with irresponsible parents than the electronics / gadgets they give their children.]]>Nov 21st 2006 7:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/
http://www.BillOReilly.com/podcast

Yup, them newfangled iPods are endangering us after all.]]>Nov 21st 2006 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/Nov 21st 2006 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/
"People need to get their priorities strait (sic) there are more important things in life than games and tech gadgets."

Hell yeah! Oil and money before human life.]]>Nov 21st 2006 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/
Just like people need to get over the fact there are more important things then money, but we still like have shootings, stabbings, and wars over it. I just find it hilarious that Bill O'Reilly podcasts his show. ]]>Nov 21st 2006 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/
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So you're saying that gadgets have so consumed you that you can't even comprehend rational speaking anymore? I'm going to make this very simple. O'reilly said it is THE PERVASIVE EXTENT TO WHICH PEOPLE ARE USING GADGETS TO ESCAPE REAL LIFE that is doing damage to individuals in our society and thus our society as a whole. You're making his point for him. You should quit now.]]>Nov 22nd 2006 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/

Dumb news, move along]]>Nov 21st 2006 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/
We can make a third copy but it has to be destroyed at the first appropriate moment. Well when the record companies can guarantee that my CD wont scratch or that they will replace it free of charge if it does then I'm gunna make copies of my CDs.

John Howard needs to go and if we are slightly behind the Americans then the recent elections are any indication it will mean change in Australia too.]]>Nov 21st 2006 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/
It’s a f*cking conspiracy! While rapist, child molesters and killers go free. (Or write books, trying to get on the FOX Network). Everyday citizens, who have bought the flipping iPod, bought the CD, pay their taxes, and mind they’re own business – get slapped with fines and possible jail time? Doesn’t his make ANY SENSE AT ALL!

For god-sake, even if you’ve “borrowed” a friends CD, or have a few songs from “old” Napster – is this REALLY deserving of a 5 year prison sentence? Come on.
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http://www.riaa.com/about/members/default.asp

Everyone knows RIAA member companies invented music, though, especially non-tacky good music, so the concept of actually thinking outside the box might be too hard for Joe User.]]>Nov 21st 2006 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/Nov 21st 2006 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/@Drunk Aussie (Total Racist)

Guys --- What the Hell!!? Other countries could (and have) say the very same thing about us (the US). Already we’re clearly we’re “well liked” in “other” countries – that’s why they’re trying to blow-us-up every 5 minutes, and kill our trooper every ten.

Are you trying to spread the hate down to Australia? Well Knock-it-off! This is the kind of crap that makes ALL Americans look bad!
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Every one else is wrong.

Ha ha ha. It's this kind of arrogance that makes many people dislike both countries.

waddo
http://www.waddo.net/]]>Nov 21st 2006 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/Nov 22nd 2006 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/
Why bag this great nation, when the persons wholly responsible for this shitty bill are the Americans.

I love my p2p, and so do many other Aussies. This is absolute utter rubbish coming from our government, no thanks to America. I know am not alone in saying that us Aussies don't want this bill to be passed.

But, like every other crappy bill by our government, we are unable to do a bloody thing.

weed]]>Nov 22nd 2006 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/
Mike Down Under]]>Nov 22nd 2006 5:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/
Unfortunately, on the other side of the fence is someone thats not that much more competetent. With scare tactics regarding interest rates, we're not going to see a Labour government for another 20 years. Even if we did, who's to say they'll fix up the copyright laws?

I take all this nonsense with a grain of salt. I will freely download music, movies and television shows, no one will stop me. Even if they do stop me, fine me, send me to jail, there will be protagonists. There will be people that fight for their rights (sorry about the cliche). If its not me downloading this stuff, its millions of other Australians.]]>Nov 22nd 2006 6:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/21/got-ripped-tunes-on-your-ipod-go-directly-to-jail-mate/Nov 22nd 2006 5:28AM