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If you think I’m spending a lot of time focusing on the Three Strikes farce Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony Music and Disney, News Corp, Time Warner, Viacom, NBC Universal and Sony Pictures are trying to foist on gormless governments, you’d be dead right.

Because it’s about lot more than music. It’s about vested corporate interests using bought-and-paid-for administrations to gain complete and total control of the net in all aspects.

And if you think they’ll stop at file sharers, dream on.

With France in the background, Britain is vitally important, its Labour government the poster child of what could happen unless you and I put a stop to it.

Anyone who isn’t activey working towards a solution which lets Hollywood and the labels know we’re in charge, not them, isn’t merely a part of the problem:.

They are the problem.

Dear Mandy …

Back when Lily Allen hysteria gripped the lamescream media, leading to the disastrous Feature Artists Coalition decision to support the so-called ‘graduated response’, Dan Bull came out with the YouTube Dear Lily rap.

Lily was a huge help and ‘lord’ Peter ‘Mandy’ Mandelson, who’s fronting for the labels and movie studios in the UK,  was one of the primary beneficiaries.

Now, “I’ve just recorded and uploaded a new video, aimed at Peter Mandelson,” says Dan in an email.

Here’s part of it >>>

It’s state censorship, the same as Beijing; but even in China thinks a pirate isn’t worth the time of day for chasing. I think Chairman Mao  would say the same thing — since you became secretary, it’s like a state’s your plaything. You made a massive sacrifice, invaded loads of privacy, but if I wanted to download, there’d be no hope of finding me. I could take my mobile phone to the local library, and utilise free wireless to fid the file I need. then what are you going to try — to disconnect their ISP? You might as well just burn the books on rights to speech.

Another good one, Dan.

Don’t just stay tuned.

Boyott anything and everything to do with the labels.

Forget the movies. Organise home theatre sessions, which’d be a lot more fun than big hair, loud mouths and sticky floors anyway.

Follow Mandy around and let him know what you think.

Squat outside Number 10 and make a fuss.

You know what to do …

Cheers!

Jon Newton