Tenn. passes Web entertainment theft bill.
The most telling part of the article:
So here we have yet another politician that is rubber-stamping whatever legislation corporate greed puts in front of him. I understand the need to keep people from selling passwords in bulk, but this law is entirely too vague.
Quote:State lawmakers in country music's capital have passed a groundbreaking measure that would make it a crime to use a friend's login — even with permission — to listen to songs or watch movies from services such as Netflix or Rhapsody.
The most telling part of the article:
Quote:Republican Gov. Bill Haslam told reporters earlier this week that he wasn't familiar with the details of the legislation, but given the large recording industry presence in Nashville, he favors "anything we can do to cut back" on music piracy.
So here we have yet another politician that is rubber-stamping whatever legislation corporate greed puts in front of him. I understand the need to keep people from selling passwords in bulk, but this law is entirely too vague.
"How is it that a lame man does not annoy us while a lame mind does? Because a lame man recognizes that we are walking straight, while a lame mind says that it is we who are limping." - Pascal
