Comments on: Drop that mouse and put your hands up! http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/12/drop-that-mouse-and-put-your-hands-up/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Virgin volunteers to be Big Brother - mathewingram.com/work http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/12/drop-that-mouse-and-put-your-hands-up/comment-page-1/#comment-337406 Virgin volunteers to be Big Brother - mathewingram.com/work Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:53:07 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/12/drop-that-mouse-and-put-your-hands-up/#comment-337406 [...] more than one person (including me) has pointed out, this approach sounds like a great idea right up until you try to imagine how [...] [...] more than one person (including me) has pointed out, this approach sounds like a great idea right up until you try to imagine how [...]

]]> By: Gunnar Östergren http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/12/drop-that-mouse-and-put-your-hands-up/comment-page-1/#comment-374894 Gunnar Östergren Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:01:33 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/12/drop-that-mouse-and-put-your-hands-up/#comment-374894 Personally, I'm pretty upset by this (and similar efforts) and it goes on and on and on. Here's one of many posts from a friend that have followed this closely for over 10 years: <a href="http://www.mediafuturist.com/2008/02/welcome-to-paul.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mediafuturist.com/2008/02/welcome-to...</a> Personally, I'm pretty upset by this (and similar efforts) and it goes on and on and on. Here's one of many posts from a friend that have followed this closely for over 10 years: http://www.mediafuturist.com/2008/02/welcome-to…

]]> By: Gunnar http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/12/drop-that-mouse-and-put-your-hands-up/comment-page-1/#comment-341926 Gunnar Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:01:33 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/12/drop-that-mouse-and-put-your-hands-up/#comment-341926 Personally, I'm pretty upset by this (and similar efforts) and it goes on and on and on. Here's one of many posts from a friend that have followed this closely for over 10 years: <a href="http://www.mediafuturist.com/2008/02/welcome-to-paul.html">http://www.mediafuturist.com/2008/02/welcome-to...</a> Personally, I'm pretty upset by this (and similar efforts) and it goes on and on and on. Here's one of many posts from a friend that have followed this closely for over 10 years: http://www.mediafuturist.com/2008/02/welcome-to…

]]> By: Cut off for copyright « Social Media + the CIA http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/12/drop-that-mouse-and-put-your-hands-up/comment-page-1/#comment-337010 Cut off for copyright « Social Media + the CIA Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:46:33 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/12/drop-that-mouse-and-put-your-hands-up/#comment-337010 [...] off for copyright Mathew Ingram - According to The Times, a draft bill known as a “green paper” is being circulated in Britain [...] [...] off for copyright Mathew Ingram – According to The Times, a draft bill known as a “green paper” is being circulated in Britain [...]

]]> By: Matt Harwood http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/12/drop-that-mouse-and-put-your-hands-up/comment-page-1/#comment-341925 Matt Harwood Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:53:17 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/12/drop-that-mouse-and-put-your-hands-up/#comment-341925 30-40 million people are estimated to download music "illegally" in the UK. We have a population of 60.7 million people.<br><br>Something tells me ISP's don't want to lose 30-40 million monthly-paying customers. <br><br>Oh, and if this comes anywhere near legislation (which I doubt so), it would amount to restriction of information in my eyes, contradicting EU law. Couple this with all the other privacy and freedom violations of the current government, I will not be giving them a single penny from there on in through taxes. 30-40 million people are estimated to download music “illegally” in the UK. We have a population of 60.7 million people.

Something tells me ISP's don't want to lose 30-40 million monthly-paying customers.

Oh, and if this comes anywhere near legislation (which I doubt so), it would amount to restriction of information in my eyes, contradicting EU law. Couple this with all the other privacy and freedom violations of the current government, I will not be giving them a single penny from there on in through taxes.

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