Tuesday, October 8, 2013

speakeasy, and carry a big stick


computerweekly.com

British government is distressed that every business will soon have a copyable digital product or component.

thinking.grant-thornton.co.uk

Law enforcement figures indicate illegal copying of for-sale product is still on the rise.

socialsciencespace.com

Fewer sales mean fewer jobs and decreased taxes.


So the UK House of Commons took a bold step this week.

livetradingnews.com

They recommended “that the maximum penalty 
for serious online copyright theft 
be extended to ten years’ imprisonment.”


guardian.co.uk

According to their Ministry of Justice the average jail sentence for rape “was in excess of eight and a half years,” which is actually higher than the average prison sentence for manslaughter.

Governments are terrified.


Making a copy and not paying the investor, the manufacturer and the retailer for their merchandise is becoming a norm. 

nytimes

Cue hopeless prohibition, part 2.

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