Comments on: Copyright Treaty Is Policy Laundering at Its Finest

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¤ Stripping Is Not A Good Way To Earn Money ¤ — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:46:26 +0000

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Youtube and Copyright Law — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:43:10 +0000

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By: Pahana

Pahana — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:51:09 +0000

We need a third party. Like, one that doesn’t suck. And curses alot. I don’t trust parties that don’t curse.

By: Tacy

Tacy — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:51:09 +0000

I suspect McCain would have been no different though. Copyright policy isn’t an election-deciding issue.

By: Odalys

Odalys — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:51:09 +0000

Yes, it applies to all of those. The basic concepts of copyright law date from before the internet, remember.The purpose of the treaty seems to be to make copyright laws that can be enforced, because they are free from all the difficulties provided by due process, proof of guilt and a fair trial. If you strip all that from the law, then enforcement can be entirely automatic – a simple task of searching a p2p network, and sending automated demands to the ISPs of every result returned demanding disconnection of the identified IP address.

By: Emerson

Emerson — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:51:09 +0000

The solution to both problems may be in part technological. More encryption.

By: Tuvya

Tuvya — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:51:09 +0000

Let’s cut out the middle man and all the song and dance; instead of wasting a Billion, so that your war contractor buddy can make a Million, and instead of the DMCA, so that Disney can copyright Pinnochio for 200 more years and break into your house because you painted Dumbo on the wall — let’s just print the money and give it to the 25 families that are on the "winner list."Let’s get the fascism out in the open, so at least we can tell who we need to blow all our kisses to.

By: Nuru

Nuru — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:51:09 +0000

Change we can believe in.

By: Emele

Emele — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:51:09 +0000

I agree with you in a lot of ways, but I guess what I was saying may have been kind of murky. I have no doubt that there is a big push for total control, and that total control is a huge fear of mine. My concern is that those on the fringes, who do have a say in this, but aren’t directly involved (ie congress), are being misled because of a strong focus on negativity, piracy, and punishment. Apple and Valve have shown that there is a valid online market, but you need to provide a genuine service in order to be successful; I think that when more people recognize these examples, they will be more reasonable in the realm of public policy.

By: Vallerie

Vallerie — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:51:09 +0000

Okay, look, regardless of how true or untrue your statement is, nobody agrees with everything any government does all the time. That does not mean they are all secretly Dr. Evil wearing masks.Also, it’s worth pointing out that no single government can "regulate the internet". Its citizens’ access to it? Sure, but the internet goes beyond America (rumour has it there’s a whole world out there).