http://hourann.com/blog/2006/05/14/the-gutless-way-to-change-copyright Hourann’s illogical blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:44:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://hourann.com/blog/2006/05/14/the-gutless-way-to-change-copyright#comment-6876 The Pencil Guy » Archive » Some goings-on in Canberra Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:22:47 +0000 http://pencilguy.dview.net/blog/2006/05/14/the-gutless-way-to-change-copyright#comment-6876 [...] The amendment act was changed from the one proposed a few months ago just before the vote, and Kim Weatherall offered up a thoughtful assessment: Yes, despite the rising chorus of concern about the criminal provisions; despite the complete absence of any serious consultation process prior to these laws being released, they’ve done only a token amount to assuage people’s concerns here. They’ve removed the provisions that people were carrying on about the most - the ones that most directly affected ordinary consumers. [...] [...] The amendment act was changed from the one proposed a few months ago just before the vote, and Kim Weatherall offered up a thoughtful assessment: Yes, despite the rising chorus of concern about the criminal provisions; despite the complete absence of any serious consultation process prior to these laws being released, they’ve done only a token amount to assuage people’s concerns here. They’ve removed the provisions that people were carrying on about the most - the ones that most directly affected ordinary consumers. [...]

]]> http://hourann.com/blog/2006/05/14/the-gutless-way-to-change-copyright#comment-560 The Pencil Guy » Archive » A review of what’s been posted Thu, 25 May 2006 15:44:03 +0000 http://pencilguy.dview.net/blog/2006/05/14/the-gutless-way-to-change-copyright#comment-560 [...] While not writing the essay that I should be writing, I thought I’d check out what other people wrote after the changes to copyright law announced two Sundays ago. Turns out pretty much anyone with a brain agrees that the changes are ridiculous — or in SJ Hutcheon’s words, “dumb and dumber”. [...] [...] While not writing the essay that I should be writing, I thought I’d check out what other people wrote after the changes to copyright law announced two Sundays ago. Turns out pretty much anyone with a brain agrees that the changes are ridiculous — or in SJ Hutcheon’s words, “dumb and dumber”. [...]

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