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Commercials will not be avoided

Wired reports on current copyright legislation before the US Senate:

"The bill [HR2391] would also permit people to use technology to skip objectionable content - like a gory or sexually explicit scene - in films, a right that consumers already have. However, under the proposed language, viewers would not be allowed to use software or devices to skip commericals or promotional announcements "that would otherwise be performed or displayed before, during or after the performance of the motion picture," like the previews on a DVD."

In other words, viewers will be compelled under threat of criminal sanction to view advertising material. Even the American Conservative Union says that it is "just plain wrong to make the Department of Justice Hollywood's law firm". Its highly likely under the FTA between the US and Australia that the foreign copyright laws will impact us severely as well. How this gels with anyone's notions of "freedom" is another matter...

Item posted by AutoEditor at 10:26 am ::