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		<title>Evil dutch internet law proposal</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I got a mail which was about a dutch law proposal. In the mail it said that the proposal basically means that you need to pay more when you download certain things from the internet. (the proposal can be found here however it's in dutch) I haven't read it as I don't know [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This morning I got a mail which was about a dutch law proposal. In the mail it said that the proposal basically means that you need to pay more when you download certain things from the internet. (the proposal can be found <a href="http://static.limegarden.net/dutch%20law%20documents/Wet%20rl%20136%20en%20140%20consultatieversie.pdf">here</a> however it's in dutch)</p>
<p>I haven't read it as I don't know the original and basically 21 pages of legal stuff is not what I see as entertaining. But after asking around it seems that the dutch government wants Internet providers to split. If you want access to certain things (like filesharing) you will need to pay extra.</p>
<p>Besides the fact that this is entirely evil, I only wonder "why?".<br />
Does the government (because that is where your money goes) need the money so bad, that they think of this?<br />
Or is it because to counter file sharing?</p>
<p>In either case there are tons of ways around it and besides: <strong>File sharing is legal</strong>. Sharing files you don't have the rights to (like the latest movie) is of course illegal. But using bittorrent, DC++, emule, IRC, Kazzaa (god forbids) or whatever tool you use is legal. Uploading material which you don't own (the "legal own" not the "physical, I-have-it-in-my-hands, own") is also not legal, and that seems common sense to me.</p>
<p>But if this change in the law is accepted than it means that legal sharing (for example sharing huge files to the other office overseas) requires you to pay extra for it. Even a kid would think of this as unfair and any adult should know better.</p>
<p>Sigh, I'm ranting but the Netherlands is slowly turning in a police state, where it seems you have to proof your innocence. :S </p>
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