11 August 2002 - legalized hacking
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Legalized hacking is essential to stem the flood of illegal music
downloads, claimed recording industry representatives today.
Explained Sony spokesmodel Platinum Bland, “Intellectual property
ownership has always been key to the music industry. We propose merely
extending the model ever so slightly to incorporate a component of
ownage.” Added Hilary Rosen, CEO of the Recording Industry Association
of America, “D00d haxx0r ownij r00lz!!!1”
clue:
Record companies are pushing for a law, the “Peer to Peer Piracy
Prevention Act”, under which they’d be allowed to break into people’s
computers and similar nasty things to protect their intellectual property.
take oh take this clue away
copyright 2002, 2024 Jay J.P. Scott
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