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Blame game: Internet giants shift responsibility on pirates

Published: 15 October, 2010, 22:57
Edited: 20 October, 2010, 17:32


Russia's leading Internet players are calling on lawmakers to make pirates, not providers, responsible for illegal downloads.

 
3 COMMENTS
JG October 18, 2010, 19:54 quote
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I am with the ISPs and other Internet companies on this issue: they provide services but are not responsible for how their customers use those services. Nobody would suggest that telephone companies should be held responsible for customers making nuisance telephone calls or that automotive manufactures or car rental companies should be made responsible for their customers who break traffic laws whilst driving. There is no reason the Internet should be treated differently or that we should all be spied on merely on the pretext that some multimillionaire media moguls feel they might be missing some extra cash.

PipeVVorm December 20, 2011, 19:12 quote
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Copyright should be for 5 years and no more, If you haven’t made your millions by then your not going too. History denotes this time and time again.

Wake up! its really boring listening to you lot dance around your handbags deciding weather to go for a pee or not.

 

 

 

 

 

Raquel19Combs March 27, 2012, 01:49 quote
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Some time ago, I really needed to buy a good car for my firm but I didn't have enough cash and couldn't buy anything. Thank God my colleague adviced to try to take the personal loans at trustworthy bank. Therefore, I did so and used to be happy with my car loan.

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