Comments on: Leaked UK government plan to create “Pirate Finder General”

By: crae

crae — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:20:12 +0000

>with unlimited power to appoint militias who are above the law

You mean the police?

>who can pry into every corner of your life

You mean the police?

>who can disconnect you from your family, job, education and government

You mean the police?

>who can fine you or put you in jail.

You mean the police? This is as bad as I’ve ever seen, folks.

By: Zoe Blade

Zoe Blade — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:02:00 +0000

For what it’s worth, I’ve set up a petition to legalise filesharing: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/freefilesharing/

By: Zamurazi

Zamurazi — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:53 +0000

Oh wow, here’s a nice and normal step to be taken upon humanity.. It’s when they try to appoint the same authority in real life issues when people take a real step to revolt. This is ridiculous and needs to be stopped.. We’re just constantly being dumbed down, indoctrinated, stripped of our rights as a HUMAN BEING. They’ll continue to perverse our character to acceptance of their nature – money and power. When do we wake up and play the chess game too? So far we’re nothing more than a bunch of pawns – we have the ability to fight back but we lack the brain power.

By: Katy

Katy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:33 +0000

Bad times

By: amy

amy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:28:38 +0000

I wonder how the human rights activists will feel about this? Or are they abolishing that too?

By: _JonBaxter_

_JonBaxter_ — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:57:29 +0000

Seig heil.

Was ist de next step? Concentration camps? Summery exection for not carrying an official ID? Spanish Inquisition style torture?

Oh sod this…I’m unelected so I therefore have the right to do what I want. Everyone reading this is subject to an instant £500,000 fine; you should have read this first ‘cos I’ve decided it’s copyright.

By: mistersaxon

mistersaxon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:52:17 +0000

It’s so sad to see our elected officials in the pockets of Big Business so blatantly. Next thing you know they’ll be equating file sharing with child pornography to open the wedge a little wider. As with most legal matters there are few absolutes that can never be challenged by circumstance and file sharing is one of these grey areas. How does it square up with putting backups on MobileMe for example, not to mention all the utterly legal and legitimate use of the techniques of course.
So we are back to the Digital Inquisition? And when they raid your house and find that box of cassettes in the loft can they prosecute you for those as well? My head says “no” but I’m a reasonable person, not an entitled record company exec with a hand on the Status Quo (not the group).
What’s the next step? Form a resistance movement? I have no idea

By: joanna

joanna — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:19:56 +0000

This is only a (what if) scenario. Currently we see things as they are, but (if) this policy is placed….. then the (what if) shoudl be, What can, we do about it!
I have more faith in solution than problem. if we all operated in such a way, much more would be achieved.
Let’s just hope at this stage (and although unresearched) that this probability does not materialize into what (seems) like a possible police state.
You are getting political derren….well done for having the guts.
x love ya!x

By: Graham

Graham — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:24 +0000

Has this been verified by a source less given over to hyperbole than BoingBoing?

By: sloove

sloove — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:10:33 +0000

dude, you definetly have too many blog entries per day… I can’t even read as fast as you publish them … well just stopped by and wanted to say I love your stuff, you do a great job… you not looking to be a mentor to teach your knowledge forward do you? or maybe some apprenticeship? I’d love to learn from you….

take care,
sloove