Mr Matt
join:2008-01-29
Eustis, FL
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| I have a solution. Change the rules.  I do not condone piracy but right now the copyright law is so comprehensive that any use of copyrighted material, without permission of the copyright owner is considered piracy. Fair use is abhorred by copyright owners. The movie and music industry are closing the analog hole which allows consumers to record and retain performances under fair use. The solution is to change the law protecting copyright owners to one that is more balanced. Change the law to guarantee creators and performers a statutory share of profits of any use of their work. Limit the damages for the unauthorized sharing of any movie or sound performance that has been publicly broadcast to twice the retail price of the performance.
Copyright laws are one sided and have been written to protect the movie and music industries profits. Many corporations the parasites that they are, have no interest in balanced laws. Once a movie or song has been seen or heard it's value decreases. Most used cars have lower value than new cars. Any movie or song that has not been made available for purchased should also be considered fair game and be exempt from sanctions if copyright is violated until they are made available. Many shared performances are not available for purchase. How else can one get a copy of the performance then by other means. |
| Nor do I, but the companies need to adapt. Treat piracy like competition and make content available via popular methods (doesn't necessarily mean BT either, could just be plain old downloads that you have to pay for). |
