The Future (Score 1)

If you live in one of these countries that puts the priority of Media giants ahead of citizens, so much so, as to bankrupt and criminally charge somebody for acquiring media by a means that the companies themselves simply have yet to put a working infrastructure to compete, I feel sincere sorrow. This is a global issue. In Canada we have yet to implement any such legaslation in stone but no doubt media companies will be pushing for a sort of global standard. Giving these companies the right to monitor filter and ban essential networking for people only furthers the truth as to whose interest politicians are looking out for. The fact that it isn't working in Australia (filtering), United States (destroying citizens lives over songs they wouldn't have bought legally anyways) or in France where a year ban could seriously affect ones job, social life and communication with family, coworkers and information. The internet is so much more then a pipe for downloading illegal content, it's a vital part of many peoples lives as a whole. For anybody who has had a taste of this union of media and government I can all but urge you to fight it tooth and nail, as once the laws are in place it is a lot harder to stop them.