Next thing you know, it will be illegal to copy/share anything whether it's copyrighted or not. Next thing you know, any content exposed on the Internet will become property of the government... instantly making them the rights holder and instantly taking away the rights from the original owner. Next thing you know, you will be arrested for copying and sharing your own works.

I can see it coming...

Gave me some things to think about Free feet. (Avadgu in other thread just did that as well.)

With Clear Channel owning Live Nation (concert venue owner and promoter.) television and radio station owner, mass media owner of billboard sign company.. Guess what they're trying to offer now?  That's right, they're seeing the light when XM-Surius merger.. They're going to offer a Shoutcast-Live365 like online radio-television system.

Now why would I want to spend my heard earned brain power being bombarded by Crisco, Shampoo-r-us, Debt consolidation, creditcards-r-us, and many other useless commercials that are coming to an online medium nearest you?

Yes, I do feel that the bands need to be paid a fair price, corporate noise making needs to go away.. (I think there is too much PR campaigning from big business...)  And tell congressional critters to get out of the lives of the average human being in America.  I do not want to be snooped, scissor kicked, scanned, body checked, identified or told what to do unless my actions are in some major *WAY* detrimental to another human(s) around me.

Hopefully, my generation will teach some of the last world war ii and vietnam generations, that its time to grow up as a culture and stop being babysat by the corporate culture that does not seem to have our best interest at heart.

Case-in-point: Chicago Based (used to be in Seattle.  It still has a significant commercial airplane division here.) Just defense contractor and airplane manufacturer bought Insitsu, a mobile plane that company that makes UAV's.

Now once they have control of the computer networks, (How many phone and internet broadband-backbone companies with significant US Fiber?  Very few....)  They control most of the Sattelite networks and other forms of travel and communication, what else do they have left?  Free form and thought comes up ranking high on my list...

Wish that were possible.  But in our sorry state of affairs it usually ends up a useless civil suit or criminal in nature.

I do believe people do deserve to be compensated for their wonderful works. What I do not agree with is the current state of affairs with companies, corporations or congress to able to tell me how to live my life. How many US senators actually have been outside of Washington DC in 10 years not hand politiking or pumping hands - political speeches just to make themselves look important.

Honestly, DC is just a PR scramble about who's ego can be scratched better?  Why is it any business of the Feds or state to tell how I listen to music or deal with-in it?

@avagdu:

A lof of the property and minor stuff is referred down here in Vancouver Washington is referred to mediation instead of clogging the courts or other minor things.  Some time this is a road bump for the misguided and angry but atleast its a way to cut down on Superior court time.. (What ever your lower court in your country..) 

I agree with you on this fact.  But i doubt the RIAA, MPAA and corporations would *EVER* allow this to ever fit into their scheme of things as a decent or cheap way to settle disagreements. 

And with this, "judge judy" style of television court room justice that has been going around for near 30 years from "the people's court" to others, I doubt there is going to be any thing like this that might be really of any good or decent use. Our communities are too tightly controlled from up high..

Well they did both sign it, so that's one test of legitimacy. If it was under threat, duress or coercion I would not consider that a legitimate contract. But I don't think that would qualify.

Knowledge and understanding of the terms are also a prerequisite, that may be debatable.

You can't speak in generalities about a contract. They're all different. And you're going to prove any claims like that you make.

I'm sorry I don't know that reference.