FRENCH TRANSLATION
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Posted: June 05 2003, 14:34 |
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For Jeromes C message, translatiion of the Scandel of GC copy protection read on (its a bablefish translation, but you get the idea of the subject matter)...
' UFC-There is a counter-offensive to finish of Copy protection with the technical protections installed wrongly on CD Ufc- used by the large houses of discs (EMI, Virgin and BMG)
"to lock" the CD with the contempt of the right of the consumers to a normal use of these discs.
Like noted it association, these discs are illegible with a certain number of materials of reading (car radio, walkman, chain of show, reader DVD/CD and on certain microcomputers). These manufactures of discs, in perfect knowledge of these incompatibilities, did not hesitate to put over the market several million "locked" discs. In addition and with the contempt of the right of recognition to the private copy, they prevent the consumers making compilations, transferring the information from a disc bought on a numerical walkman or from carrying out an authorized duplication.
The legality of a private copy existed for a long time and did not ever harmed the interests of the artists and the producers, quite to the contrary. Lastly, it should be recalled that on the other hand, the consumers discharged on all the virgin supports in 2002 a royalty of 135 million euros, an increase of 44 % compared to 2001.
For UFC-That To choose, the information and charges distilled by these producteurs/diffuseurs against the public are bad taste.
Their aim is to make all the consumers feel guity about copying, who however made progress the sales of discs to France of more than 10 % in 2002 and at worrying in addition to measurement the authorities. UFC-That To choose request the immediate withdrawal of these "protection bolts" and decided to assign in justice the producers and diffusion EMI Music France, Warner Music France, Universal Pictures Vidéo as well as the Auchan distributors and the FNAC.
ITS OUR TURN IN THE UK NOW!
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