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News European Parliament votes down copyright reform

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by bit-tech, 6 Jul 2018.

  1. bit-tech

    bit-tech Supreme Overlord Lover of bit-tech Administrator

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  2. DeckerdBR

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    It's a sorry state of affairs when a bit-tech article on this issue is a much more accurate reflection of the issues with articles 11 and 13 than the BCCs Radio 4 reporting on the same issue...

    I can't tell if it was willfull miss-reporting by the radio 4 hosts or just plain ignorance on the subject. Either way it was poor.
     
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  3. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    I... thanks, I guess?
     
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  4. DeckerdBR

    DeckerdBR Minimodder

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    Yeah, it is a compliment and an obvservation on the sorry state of the BBC's reporting quality. A bit of social commentary :)
     
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  5. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    I know, I was only joshin' at what could be taken as a backhanded compliment!
     
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  6. Spraduke

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    Maybe DeckerdBR is just practicing his negging technique!
     
    Spraduke, 6 Jul 2018
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  7. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    He is looking about 64 percent more attractive to me now, so there's that...
     
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  8. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    Bit-tech; by tech nerds for tech nerds...
    Radio 4; by coffin dodgers, for coffin dodgers...

    Not surprising they'd cover the subject differently...
     
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  9. Panos

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  10. Anfield

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    Easy solution:
    Just classify Youtube as a record label, then the argument of the music industry that Google gets rich while artists starve is instantly vaporized.


    (this suggestion may not be intended as 100% serious)
     
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  11. Corky42

    Corky42 Where's walle?

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    An easier to digest version on how UK MEPs voted has been posted on reddit here.

    Labour MEPs should be hanging their heads in shame IMO, that the two main parties in the UK mainly voted for such a restriction on public discourse is enough to send shivers down my spine at what the internet of the future will look like in the UK.
     
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  12. theshadow2001

    theshadow2001 [DELETE] means [DELETE]

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    I contacted my unelected bureaucrats to tell them to vote this down, which they did. No surprises the 3 conservative MEPs voted for it. More angry emailing required I think.
     
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  13. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    Soon enough all laws will back in UK hands for unelected bureaucrats in the UK to deal with.

    God save the Queen...

    This is purely an observation.
     
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  14. Anfield

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    New tagline for the UK Internet:
    As reliable as our roads.

    https://www.facebook.com/twfrs/posts/10155269469546612
     
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