GristyMcFisty and TimBee both used our news submit to tell us that yesterday pop superstar Michael Jackson came out against a proposed new law that would put music pirates in jail. Although Jackson admits that stealing music off the Internet is wrong, putting file-swappers in jail is 'absolutely inappropriate':
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"I am speechless about the idea of putting music fans -- mostly teenagers -- in jail for downloading music," he said in a statement from his Neverland Ranch in the western state of California. "It is wrong to illegally download, but the answer cannot be jail. Here in America we create new opportunities out of adversity, not punitive laws, and we should look to new technologies ... for solutions. "This way, innovation continues to be the hallmark of America. It is the fans that drive the success of the music business," the "Gloved One" said. Jackson's spokesman in Los Angeles said the 44-year-old singer felt that lawmakers are tackling the problem in the wrong way in the proposed law. |
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Source: Yahoo! News
