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Originally Posted by Sparrow
Yes, IP does stand for both Internet Protocol and Intellectual Property - but for a legislator (like the Minister for Digital Britain !) not to know which meaning is being referred to is an inexcusable display of incompetence imho.  |
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Originally Posted by Moejoe
I should clarify. They did not know what the IP in IP Address meant. They are MP's though, so we're not dealing with the sharpest of people to begin with.  |
to me that is one of the worst aspects of this type of bill / act / law ; the blistering incompetence of the people writing them. when Hadopi was being discussed in france several members of the Assemblée were interviewed and asked "what is peer to peer ?" only one of them knew what it was. Christine Albanel (at the time, Minister of Culture, personally responsible for pushing the law) was interviewed about internet safety and declared TWICE that yes, her computer is protected by a firewall. which one ? "Open Office."
these are the people making decisions about internet use and accessibility.