Zune maker Microsoft pays royalties to the RIAA for every unit sold in the idea that all these devices may be used for copyright infringement.The RIAA, in turn, has continued to sue its customers under the pretext of bringing criminals to justice, although so far it managed only to alienate people. They are also generally assuming that because they don’t make as much money as they want to, somebody must be stealing from them. So who else but their own customers are the criminals. Screw evidence.Entering the US means you have to prove, somehow, you are not a criminal. Apparently, at some point it was decided that only terrorists and thieves¹ want to visit the US to do bad things to its people and/or its economy. So even if you are not being interrogated by customs officers, you are treated like a common criminal: fingerprints, possibly retina scans, background checks and data retention and mining to asses your danger levels. But of course, why should it be different? A country must protect its assets. Security and economy. Freedom. Freedom for corporations to strengthen their share prices and get a better grasp on their target demographics. Unfortunately, there are signs that the US is not a democracy anymore. It is not a free country. Certainly, there aren’t many “free” and “brave” people making house here. The foolishly brave fight wars to serve the puppet government of multinational corporate conglomerates. Those that want to be free quickly become terrorists, radical and dangerous activists, nuts, crazies, freaks. I sound like a broken record because I don’t have the strength or the indifference to change the track.

1. Of music and movies, I am sure [↩]