NationStates Jolt Archive

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7492907.stm

So much for my plan to move to Europe if the US decided to start issueing stock for Congress.

I'm not overly familiar with the EU system...are MEP's elected?
If so, then you European NS'ers need to get out on the street and start punching the people who voted for them.
If not, then you guys need to get out on the street and start some sort of revolution.

yes we can vote our MEP's (not that we bother but hey)

MEP Malcolm Harbour, rapporteur for users rights and the e-privacy directive who has helped oversee the Telecoms Package, challenged the rights groups view of the amendments.

"The intention of the directive is nothing like direction they are claiming," he said.

The reforms to the package would likely improve rights for consumers, he said adding that there was no mention of specific anti-piracy measures in the Package.

well there you have it, not that it has any chance of passing now much like EU sanction on the US for pollution

Soviet internet? Does that mean you have to wait in line for three hours only to find out all of the bandwidth is used up?

Soviet internet? Does that mean you have to wait in line for three hours only to find out all of the bandwidth is used up?

On Soviet Internet, bandwidth uses you up!

In April 2008 European politicians voted against similar proposals that would have seen suspected file-sharers thrown off the net.
Since they said no to the same thing 3 months ago, I don't know if anything has changed to make them agree to it this time.

On Soviet Internet, bandwidth uses you up!

Then doesn't call you back.

Since they said no to the same thing 3 months ago, I don't know if anything has changed to make them agree to it this time.
The movie and music industries can amass alot of money in that time. Where do you think the other $10 of a CD sale goes (assuming the first five are used for the cost of the cd, the artists royalties, and paying the industry lackies)?