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Re:Abe Passes Controversial Bill Boosting Japan Surveillance... by emodendroket on Thursday June 15, 2017 @12:59PM (#14562149)
To be fair, pirated DVDs and CDs have been used by organized crime; no reason to think terrorists wouldn't look for the same revenue stream.
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Re:Abe Passes Controversial Bill Boosting Japan Surveillance... by pyre on Thursday June 15, 2017 @01:46PM (#14562593)
Right, but is finding copyright infringers really the best way to look for terrorists that may be attempting to attack the 2020 Olympics? I mean "counter-terrorism efforts for the 2020 Olympics" is the stated goal of this legislation.
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Re:Abe Passes Controversial Bill Boosting Japan Surveillance... by cuckcuckspruce on Thursday June 15, 2017 @02:04PM (#14562793)
In their (copyright enforcement cartel) mind, it IS terrorism. Remember what Jack Valenti testified before Congress about the VCR[1]:

'I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone.'

[1] https://cryptome.org/hrcw-hear.htm

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Re:Abe Passes Controversial Bill Boosting Japan Surveillance... by emodendroket on Thursday June 15, 2017 @02:29PM (#14563041)
No, I don't think it is.
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