Produktivity

2006-01-12

Ofcom gets confused about content

In the big debate about who is in control, and of what, Ofcom waded in with a particularly screwed up set of logic. To pre-empt any leaping to conclusions about where I stand, let's say that I don't know the full answer, but I think I know the conclusion (Kant again!).

The makers of 'Cats in Bags' are in dispute with bag makers in many different countries as it appears that the bag makers have payed large amounts of cash for exclusive rights(read license) to put cats such as Ginger Toms in their bags. Ginger Toms only come in Spiffy Bags in the UK and no-one else can put a Ginger Tom in any other kind of bag.
The makers (breeders? I knew this analogy was going to get me in trouble!) of Cats are now saying that as soon as a cat is available the public can buy it 'off the shelf' at the global "Cats'r'us" store, however the bag makers say that in their country, the cats must all be sold 'in their bags'!

Ofcom has said that the bag makers will now be in control of the cats sold in their country at Cats'r'us.
They will be able to make modifications to the bag to restrict the movement of the hind legs for a period of time. In this way, Cats will not be fully available in Cats'r'us until the bag makers have had an opportunity to sell cat bags where the cat is able to leave the bag immediately.

Catbaggers Union has supported the bag makers and demanded that there be no redundancies in the cat-bagging industry, due to the new methods.

Tom Schrodinger, from the consumer assocation, said that the public is still likely to favour Cats'r'us as they can see what they're getting in advance. "How can you tell if it's a live cat or a dead cat in the bag? Seems to me it's 50/50" he said.

Steve Jabs, CEO of Cats'r'us commented: "The cat's already out of the bag!"
Here, here.

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