Reasons why I think the current laws need to be seriously revised

[oneiriad]

The sheer gall of sites like Hulu. How dare they exist?! How dare they exist and not let me watch Pretender?!!!! I mean, come on, just because I'm not living in New Puritania, I don't get to watch???????????

The fact that to not be a criminal I have to pay more than 2000 kr. to the Danish state television, not for getting to watch it, but for the right to own machines that allow me to receive something they make - whether or not I actually choose to do so.

The fact that the government really thinks that anybody believes them, when they claim that those 2000 kr isn't a kind of tax.

The fact that, since these days you can hardly do anything including keeping track of your taxes or telling the authorities that you've moved without using the internet - so, basically, it's a tax on being able to communicate with the state / region / town / whatever.

The fact that - actually, no fact, except - all those lovely dvds with movies and series I'd actually watch, I could buy with 2000 kr. that's spent on financing re-runs of Midsumer Murders...

The fact that I really, really hate it, when little old ladies show up at work, earnestly asking about how to transfer an audio book to their nice new mp3 player, because I feel like a bastard having to be the one to tell them the facts of life (and no, ma'am, they don't make sense to me either).

The fact that it annoys me endlessly, when reading an article about how apparently the only reason not more Danes practice internet piracy is due to not being able to figure out how you do it, and then having somebody in the article make a statement about it being immoral and wrong. Seriously, dude, perhaps you're the wrong one - I mean, majorities aren't automatically right and thank god for that, but surely it's food for thought?

The fact that information just wants to be free.

The fact that it makes no sense to have to wait several months before being allowed to loan new cd's at the library, but books can be yours to read as fast as they can be received and processed - well, if you're the first in line. Seriously, some of our waiting lists - there's one book, a brand new bestseller set in this town - currently it might available sometime 2012...

The fact that - you know what, nevermind. It's not like I can change any of the idiots' minds anyway, so why even bother...