Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 9th Jun 2011 18:51 UTC
It's official now. The signs had been there for a while now. While the west bangs on about the importance of freedom and democracy, they don't actually want anyone to have too much of it. The US, France, and the UK have jointly pretty much declared war on freedom on the web.
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2011-01-28
pantheraleo,
"Ok, I know you and all the other people out there who think you should be able to just take whatever you want and not have to pay the author / artist / developer for their work will not like this one. But theft is a major problem online that needs to be dealt with."
Pedantic: copyright infringement != theft
Theft occurs when one deprives the owner of the original.
Taking a picture of art in a museum can be considered copyright infringement, but it is certainly not the same thing as thieving the original.