Bush signs act to confiscate your computer today

[manguy]

PRO-IP act was signed by Bush today. It outlines that any computer or device used for piracy reason can be confiscated for the possesion of the state.
The law is controversial in the first place since there is no need for more piracy laws. most corporations have there own designated people for this work and they have plenty of laws which allow them to bust 'downloaders' on their own. none the less have the state take possesion of your computer.
Of course in the middle of an economic meltdown, George finds piracy infringment the most important 'to do' on his list.


anyone have ideas if this ties into a martial law at all, or any thoughts?

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE49C7EI20081013?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0

[arhea]

They slip this stuff in now so no one will notice as everyone is focused on the economy. I'll blow up my computer before they can have it - screw them!

[mynameis]

TSA screener ripped off hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of electronics from passengers, TSA itself didn't notice
Posted by Cory Doctorow, October 13, 2008 2:30 PM | permalink
MadScott sez, "TSA Screener Pythias Brown walked off with hundreds of thousands of dollars of passengers' belongings without ever being observed by the TSA, selling the items on Ebay (apparently he was good about customer service).

Pythias started small, stealing cameras, laptop computers, gaming consoles and eventually moved on to the good stuff including a video camera belonging to CNN, and a $47,900 camera stored inside the bag of an HBO employee.

The items were sold on Ebay, and as you can see from his feedback listing, these were not cheap items.

His greed eventually came back to haunt him, when CNN found one of their cameras listed on Ebay. With a little help from the local police department and the USPS, Brown was apprehended.

When agents entered his house, they found 66 cameras, 31 laptop computers, jewelry, lenses, GPS devices and more.

TSA agent helped himself to a $47,900 camera (and more!)

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/10/13/tsa-screener-ripped.html

[fnulnu]

This could be the very thing "they" do which will ensure everyone kicks off when all else has failed to "waken" folks.

[friendship]

sure
he owns you
he owns your computer
thats what a slave is.

free-people are not affected
their property is their own.

:cool:

[the nine]

PRO-IP act was signed by Bush today. It outlines that any computer or device used for piracy reason can be confiscated for the possesion of the state.
The law is controversial in the first place since there is no need for more piracy laws. most corporations have there own designated people for this work and they have plenty of laws which allow them to bust 'downloaders' on their own. none the less have the state take possesion of your computer.
Of course in the middle of an economic meltdown, George finds piracy infringment the most important 'to do' on his list.


anyone have ideas if this ties into a martial law at all, or any thoughts?

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE49C7EI20081013?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0

well maybe news footage could be considered 'piracy' of 911 or the future assassination of barack obama once elected.
they have surely taken a beating since the days of the net and that.

they know that they need to take away our communication then we will all be divided.

[mynameis]

I wonder about the fair use clause and farcical lawsuits DCMA orders.