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Old 07-20-2015, 01:25 AM   #1 (permalink)
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The law was changed here last October to permit copying of CDs, DVDs, and other media, so long as the backup was for your own use only.

Now it's been reversed. Appears that a number of media groups lobbied to oppose it. In addition, the maximum internet piracy sentence has been increased from 2-10 years - that's more than in the US.

I only read a short BBC article, but does someone else on here have any more information over why they have made it illegal again? I wonder over this because:

*The previous ruling had allowed only personal backups, not even sharing with family, so no profit loss
*It has been legal to copy media for personal use in many countries for years
*People ripped CDs long before the law change for their MP3 player, and never got in trouble

How do you think the new ruling is likely to impact people in reality? And do you agree with it?
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Old 07-20-2015, 07:12 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I'm sure that everyone will comply immediately and gracefully.
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Well, they are English, after all... Oh I say! How awfully inconvenient! One wished so much to watch that pirated copy of Saw XII. Oh well: stiff upper lip and all that! Let's have a nice cup of tea instead!

(How many British stereotype cliches can you spot in the above sentence?)
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Well, they are English, after all... Oh I say! How awfully inconvenient! One wished so much to watch that pirated copy of Saw XII. Oh well: stiff upper lip and all that! Let's have a nice cup of tea instead!

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A lot.
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Well, they are English, after all... Oh I say! How awfully inconvenient! One wished so much to watch that pirated copy of Saw XII. Oh well: stiff upper lip and all that! Let's have a nice cup of tea instead!

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None, they're all fictitious Irish beliefs about life in the UK.
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None, they're all fictitious Irish beliefs about life in the UK.
I think everyone thinks that about the English.
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None, they're all fictitious Irish beliefs about life in the UK.
Be the hokay! Faith an' begorrah! Is it after bein' a fight ye want now, young fella me lad? Let me just get me shillelagh and finish these ten pints and I'll knock ye sideways, so I will!
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