[billy123]

The court order that would force bt to start blocking certain websites has been binned.
Common sense prevails it was a ridiculous and unworkable plan the u.s. justice department once again trying to shove its nose in where it doesnt belong.


http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/indus...05301582.story

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14372698

Vince cable has gone further also announcing the law will be clarified to make it clearer that ripping digital copies and converting them into other formats to be burnt to disc for personal use or to be shared with immediate family is not illegal.

Also parodies of songs are not illegal and cannot be pursued through court or blocked.

"The review pointed out that if you have a situation where 90% of your population is doing something, then it's not really a very good law," said Simon Levine, head of the intellectual property and technology group at DLA Piper.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it mpaa

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