CCI Confirms 'Six Strikes' Kick Off

If the entertainment industry can afford a full time lobby with an army of lawyers I guess they don't need my money.

If the entertainment industry can afford a full time lobby with an army of lawyers I guess they don't need my money.

If someone disagrees can they just steal from you?

Is it legal to download works from peer-to-peer networks and if not, what is the penalty for doing so?

Uploading or downloading works protected by copyright without the authority of the copyright owner is an infringement of the copyright owner's exclusive rights of reproduction and/or distribution. Anyone found to have infringed a copyrighted work may be liable for statutory damages up to $30,000 for each work infringed and, if willful infringement is proven by the copyright owner, that amount may be increased up to $150,000 for each work infringed. In addition, an infringer of a work may also be liable for the attorney's fees incurred by the copyright owner to enforce his or her rights.

Whether or not a particular work is being made available under the authority of the copyright owner is a question of fact. But since any original work of authorship fixed in a tangible medium (including a computer file) is protected by federal copyright law upon creation, in the absence of clear information to the contrary, most works may be assumed to be protected by federal copyright law.

Since the files distributed over peer-to-peer networks are primarily copyrighted works, there is a risk of liability for downloading material from these networks. To avoid these risks, there are currently many "authorized" services on the Internet that allow consumers to purchase copyrighted works online, whether music, ebooks, or motion pictures. By purchasing works through authorized services, consumers can avoid the risks of infringement liability and can limit their exposure to other potential risks, e.g., viruses, unexpected material, or spyware.

For more information on this issue, see the Register of Copyrights' testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Content owners, or as we call them, property owners, have rights. The right to sell at a price set by the owner is accepted. Can you sell property at a price you believe to be fair? If someone disagrees can they just steal from you?

I believe copyright law is more the problem, we don't have much in the way of fair use, and copyrights seem to be eternal now.

The "problem" is economics. You sell a product without scarcity at your own risk.

What is copyright?

Copyright is a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both published and unpublished works.

What does copyright protect?
Copyright, a form of intellectual property law, protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. Copyright does not protect facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation, although it may protect the way these things are expressed.

Yes, I posted it because I find it a better and more practical business model.

Most of Asia is communal culture and the process of demonizing private is relatively foreign in both a property and intellectual sense.

As for being "developed" that is a highly debatable term. I find their education and inner cities to be much more highly developed and civilized than our own.

Quote "Can you sell property at a price you believe to be fair? If someone disagrees can they just steal from you?

If a State exerts eminent domain you will take what they give you so yes it happens. How about "rent control"? You don't have the right to sell living space at a price you want. You can't sell milk in California at a price lower than what the State says. Lots of examples of the State/Federal telling you what you can sell your property for. I know we're talking about Content owners here so I digress.
Copyright law is just another example of a good idea commandeered by special interests. The individual artist is nowhere to be found because they are not the "Content owner".

Any civil society should function within the law. If you or I don't care for a particular law, we can try to get it changed.

Revolution is within the context of our civil rights. Rulers rule with consent of the governed. Thus our 1st and 2nd amendments to the bill of rights (thank you anti-federalists).

Revolution at the ballot box, or the point of a gun, is the story of all history. When a system breaks down, people revolt.

Personally, I prefer the ballot box. As I'm too old and set in my ways to want any violent disruption of my life or any other. I don't see a violent revolution in the U.S. during my lifetime or that of my children. Long term, who knows. Our cyber overlords may eventually be the deciders.

What a non response.

The US is past the point of solvency. We bankrupted our kids and kid's kids generation, and possibly the generation after that.

You can't "fix" debt, just like you can't quit poverty.

Fiat currencies are not complex at all, nor are the actions of the federal reserve and treasury hard to understand.

We get the government the people want. Apparently we want virtually eternal copyright protection, and draconian enforcement of copyright. Our leaders are responding to the will of the people.

If the entertainment industry can afford a full time lobby with an army of lawyers I guess they don't need my money.

Yep. You don't need their products, they don't need your money.

Stay away from BitTorrent software, and you have nothing to fear.

Have fun catching me though, as I use a VPN.

here is what time warner says about usage and monitoring of data.

Question:
Is it legal for Time Warner Cable to monitor my Internet and data usage? Who does Time Warner Cable share this information with?
Answer:
Time Warner Cable does not monitor or have access to specific data on your Internet usage (such as websites visited or files downloaded) – only information on the amount of data used. Time Warner Cable keeps usage information confidential and does not share this information with any third-party company.

here is what time warner says about usage and monitoring of data......

Answer:
Time Warner Cable does not monitor or have access to specific data on your Internet usage (such as websites visited or files downloaded) - only information on the amount of data used. Time Warner Cable keeps usage information confidential and does not share this information with any third-party company.

The Spokesperson must be ill informed or just stupid because The Pirate Bay is a legit source to gain content from. Artists freely create content and distribute it for people to consume and enjoy.

This 6 strikes is a Scam run by MAFIAA who apparently do not understanding the concept of TPB being a legitement content distributor.

Ok people, time to start shopping for a new ISP.