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| Thread ID: 123308 | 2012-02-16 21:24:00 | What's "Copyright Agnosticism"? | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 1259558 | 2012-02-16 21:24:00 | More anti-piracy action: The anti-piracy battle continues to rage . Thousands have taken to the streets against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in Europe . Yesterday, there were reports that Bulgaria and the Netherlands ( . newsletters . siliconvalley . com/qmnnsgdbppntfrwhtvqfwtjbyjtncqyfcvgqrcgmngpgmsn_ok" target="_blank">click1 . newsletters . siliconvalley . com tkqjwkzlzl . html) are refusing to sign ACTA, an international pact that aims to standardize anti-piracy regulations . Among its critics’ complaints: It would limit online freedom and innovation, and it was negotiated in secret . In the United States, the Justice Department is reportedly ( . newsletters . siliconvalley . com/ofqfjwqvrrfdlnzmdkglzdcvscdfpgslpkwgnpwtfwrwtjt_ok" target="_blank">click1 . newsletters . siliconvalley . com tkqjwkzlzl . html) looking to hire more prosecutors to pursue intellectual-property cases as the entertainment industry pressures the government to help it fight piracy . Here are some developments in the ongoing battle against copyright infringement . • A European Union court has ruled ( . newsletters . siliconvalley . com/igzgvmcfnngwdqhzwbkdhwtfptwgrkpdrbmkqrmygmnmyvh_ok" target="_blank">click1 . newsletters . siliconvalley . com tkqjwkzlzl . html) that social networks need not establish filters to keep copyrighted material off their sites, saying it would limit those sites’ freedom to share information and possibly lead to blocking of lawful content . The ruling favored a European social network, Netlog, which was sued by SABAM, a collector of music royalties . • Meanwhile, a group of book publishers have reportedly moved ( . newsletters . siliconvalley . com/lzwzgjhywwzrnckqrdpnkrfysfrzlpsnldjpcljmzjwjmgg_ok" target="_blank">click1 . newsletters . siliconvalley . com tkqjwkzlzl . html) to close down a couple of file-sharing sites in Europe . The publishers say Ireland-based sites Library . nu and ifile . it linked to more than 400,000 copyrighted e-books, and accused the sites of making more than $10 million in revenue, according to the Guardian . The Verge reports that Library . nu has been shut down; ifile . it appears to be operational today . • And finally, in an in-depth Businessweek profile of Kim Dotcom ( . newsletters . siliconvalley . com/nwdwfdkzrrwnpmyjnthpynczgcnwbhgpbtdhmbdqwdrdqfd_ok" target="_blank">click1 . newsletters . siliconvalley . com tkqjwkzlzl . html), founder of Megaupload, his attorney says the file-sharing site was “copyright agnostic,” and “not in the position to be the arbiters of whether other people are using it for good or bad reasons . ” Megaupload was shut down by the U . S . government last month, accused of enabling piracy, shortly after a handful of popular musicians appeared in a video to tout the site — drawing the ire of Universal Music Group, which demanded that the video be taken down . Dotcom sued Universal . Not too long afterward, and on the heels of the protests that shelved U . S . copyright legislation SOPA and PIPA (Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act) ( . newsletters . siliconvalley . com/abybdhlwttbnpgksnyzpknvwrvnbczrpcyhzgchmbhthmdp_ok" target="_blank">click1 . newsletters . siliconvalley . com tkqjwkzlzl . html), Megaupload was taken down and Dotcom was arrested . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1259559 | 2012-02-16 22:04:00 | Guns enable murder, shall we shut down their manufacturers. To me the onus should be on the copyright holders to prove these sites are deliberately encouraging piracy and/or profiting from it. There are plenty of things in life that can be used for criminal purposes but that doesn't make their creators automatically criminals. These arguments aren't new either, I remember the same sort of thing when dual audio tapedecks appeared and the music industry tried to have them banned because you could duplicate commercial tapes with them. In the end it was ruled that they had a legitimate use and couldn't be banned just because it was possible to use them illegally. To me these sites are the same, they have completely legitimate uses and shouldn't be banned just because some of their users are breaking the law. Where it becomes tricky is deciding if they are actively encouraging piracy or not. The pirate bay by their very name would appear to be, Megaupload on the other hand I had never even heard of prior to this case. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1259560 | 2012-02-16 22:58:00 | Guns enable murder, shall we shut down their manufacturers. manufacturers of guns are the ones who cannot be sued against their product i believe. hey that toyota killed me, im gonna sue toyota..... |
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| 1259561 | 2012-02-16 23:02:00 | Toyota's even exempt for things they make that fail and accelerate their vehicles into death runs. But Kias now - they ARE a rolling liability. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1259562 | 2012-02-17 00:31:00 | Sorta related... www.wired.com | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 1259563 | 2012-02-17 01:24:00 | Did you read the comments Bob? Some good analogies there | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1259564 | 2012-02-17 10:04:00 | Toyota's even exempt for things they make that fail and accelerate their vehicles into death runs. But Kias now - they ARE a rolling liability. Austins however, are a non-rolling liability cunningly hidden in a nation of similarly qualified producers. |
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