Pete Allen:
http://www.savebetamax.org
Justin Orion August: i thought that died in the 80’s, like punk
Pete Allen: No
Pete Allen: It’s not actually about the betamax
Pete Allen: it’s about the RIAA and MPAA’s effort to get the decision that made betamax legal reversed
Pete Allen: like back when they freaked out thinking the VCR would ruin copyrights forever
Pete Allen: Basically what the legislation will do is make companies who develop P2P software completely liable for any copyright infringement that the users commit with the software
Pete Allen: even if they developed it for legitmate purposes.
Justin Orion August: wow
Justin Orion August: thats some boooshit
Pete Allen: It will also make Tivo liable to the networks
Pete Allen: and the VCR makers liable in the same fashion
Pete Allen: The main goal is basically to shut down P2P and Tivo once and for all
Pete Allen: Anyway, I gotta get going, class time
Pete Allen: forward that to anyone who might care
justinª