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July 19th, 2007
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| Milforum's Postmaster | Post; US Targets Chinese Music Download RulesUS Targets Chinese Music Download Rules GENEVA (AP) - The United States is seeking consultations with China over rules on music downloading and cinema rights that appear to discriminate against foreign sound recordings and films, a U.S. trade official said Wednesday. Hollywood studios and U.S. Internet music providers such as Apple...
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July 20th, 2007
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| Milforum's Bouncer | Its censorship, its not anything to do with trade rights or protectionism... they dont want impressionable Chinese citizens listening to lyrics that may inspire feelings of empowerment of the people (quite funny for a communist regime when you think of Marx's original rantings), democracy or anything that might foment critical thought and reflection on the current state of affairs in the PRC.
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July 20th, 2007
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| Banned  | it's no worse in my mind than the FBI shutting down torrent organisations in russia and sweden for music piracy. using government muscle to prop up a failed business model |
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July 20th, 2007
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| Milforum's Bouncer | Tell that to the participants in the 70,000 officially reported incidents in China last year wherein Chinese citizens rallied against government forces of various denomination over real injustices. To equate business with freedom is farcical mate. |
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