further proof that not only can such evidence be faked that with more time you could make it impossible to tell

in other words all evidence using computer screen shots cannot be reasonable evidence of a crime as there is reasonable doubt as to authentication of said evidence being heresy

Anyway, the point Mr Anderson is trying to show the world is how copyright laws need revision. So far he has succeeded into drawing people’s attention to the matter. He has steel balls for sure if you considered how far the media industry can go to suck money from the people. However it is also true he left them in a very delicate position where any path they take is a losing one. If they sue they’ll ruin their image even more, if they don’t they will lose money and admit their methods are wrong. Either way the damage has been done and the word has been spread.

Let us hope it leads to a sensible review of the laws and maybe, just maybe, the industry is knocked back to its sense and starts finding a business model that can co-exist with the so called ‘piracy’ actually giving them money. Ideas for that can be found reading consumers and pirates opinions. And that’s one of the things that make internet a so damn wonderful thing.

Stupid ass copyright jerks

But very strange that:
a. the antipirate organization is incapable of taking the decision themselves.
b. The (an)other organisation needs a (board)meeting to decide IF they should tell the police that a single customer has done something illegal.
c. They call it a “political issue” instead “the law is the law”.

If one confessing paying customer can use up so much time and resources of those 2 organizations then more Danish people should confess (to a slightly different offence each) to bring those organizations to a halt.

Nice how he has given them a catch22 .To sue or not to sue. Both may result in the laws being reviewed and maybe even changed.

And yet, they do the same things with our “digital house”, invading our privacy. It’s the exact same thing when you think of it.

How do a big company buy a smaller company that don’t exist?

Patents kills small business that can’t afford the legal costs for securing and defending it.

Why do you think the internet is so vibrant?

Because it has a lot of control?

“In what countries is removal of DRM on bought items a civil offense?”

=> I know Australia is one. Read through their amended copyright laws. (changes were made after we agreed to sign a Free Trade Agreement with the USA).

Essentially, breaking any form of copy protection in Australia is technically illegal.

“Also has anyone ever been sued for this?”

=> Interestingly enough, anti-piracy groups have no interest in taking legal action against individuals in Australia…They see ISPs as the gateway to the web, and so they have gone after them instead. Hence, the reason why AFACT vs iinet case.

Of course, who knows what will happen if AFACT loses.

How long before the British gov’t decide to do this?

Then I will stick my middle finger at them!

Yes it is. Let get ride of all these corporate parasites.

They did enough damage to our societies already.

^crazy stuff… A little scary actually.

Id recommend that every makes regular practice of the use of encryption with a program such as truecrypt.

shame on u this is not what the Intellectual property were meant for

shame shame shame on the music and movie industry’s

Like the sun consumes hydrogen so does the market, it consume ideas and as more and more are spend the market starts to dim because there is not enough fuel to burn anymore individual particles can’t interact with spent fuel and the light dies LoL

Intellectual property locks away the resources needed for a vibrant market and it will fail catastrophically eventually like a supernova :)

Regarding breaking the DRM to make a copy – when you watch a movie using DVD software, the DRM is broken and a non-DRM copy is created in memory.

So either watching a movie is illegal and the company is liable for a making defective product, or you can grab the non-DRMed copy into a file legally to get a back-up.

I’m quite sure of it…my pirate senses are tingling….feeling…weak….feeling….can’t…..type….oh noooooooooooooooo

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This guy is very brave. But it puts the media companies in a very tight corner, if they dont sue to protect their rights – then it would look like condoning it for all to follow. On the other hand they may have to sue what would otherwise be a perfect loyal a big spending customer.

Exactly. They treat us like criminals just for buying their products. Just more proof online “piracy” is the industry’s fault.

“He purchased the DVDs legally, and they are going as far to consider criminalising a paying customer.”

^^ There’s your MPAA/RIAA characterized in a brief statement right there, it’s perfect.

Well, but it still comes with crappy DRM, so it’s not a solution really. It used to be legal to do whatever you want with your purchase.

Poul Dylov, director for Warner Bros Denmark and chairman at the Association of Danish Videodistributors, said they will have a meeting next week to decide whether to report the matter to the police.

I think I might be missing something here. They can’t seriously be thinking of reporting something this trivial to the police. I mean, CSS can be broken in seconds by any modern computer. For God’s sake, he purchased the DVDs legally, and they are going as far to consider criminalising a paying customer?

Oh, wait, that’s nothing new.