The $8 Billion iPod
March 16, 2012
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Episode 277: Kate Robertson on the Risks That Lie Behind Canada's Unexpected Signing of the UN Cybercrime Convention
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irreverent campaign to answer outragous claims
There is a campaign to send copied currency to MPAA and RIAA (Canadian equivalents are CMPDA and CRIA).
http://sendthemyourmoney.com/
Although, obviously tongue-in-cheek, the points made are never-then-less logical and poignant. If a copy holds the same value as an original, shouldn’t this also apply to money?
Priceless!
So, why… WHY don’t industry lobbiests have to *prove* losses before politicians force laws through? When I sue someone, I have to prove every penny.