Governments in other parts of the world are finally starting to take a fresh look at copyright law in the digital age. Canada's recently passed law caps damages for non-commercial infringements and expands the bounds of fair use. Given the attempts to shove through legislation like PIPA, SOPA and COICA just this year, what do you think the chances are of ever getting something like this passed here? (here being the United States)
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Personally, I don't think there should be penalties for non-commercial infringement.
Numerous studies performed on this subject have clearly demonstrated that the alleged irreparable harm to content rightsholders is largely a fabrication, one designed to help maintain control of content distribution. In truth, it is hard to rationalize the damage the copyright cartels have caused in light of the realities of copyright infringement in the Internet age. File-sharing simply is not the threat the cartels want you to believe it is.
That's especially true when you realize that these self-proclaimed "champions of the artists" are nothing of the sort, and have themselves cheated the creative element of society of billions of dollars in revenue.
We may be copyright infringers, but they are actual, honest-to-God criminals.
Personally, I don't think there should be penalties for non-commercial infringement.
Numerous studies performed on this subject have clearly demonstrated that the alleged irreparable harm to content rightsholders is largely a fabrication, one designed to help maintain control of content distribution.
In truth, it is hard to rationalize the damage the copyright cartels have caused in light of the realities of copyright infringement in the Internet age. File-sharing simply is not the threat the cartels want you to believe it is.
That's especially true when you realize that these self-proclaimed "champions of the artists" are nothing of the sort, and have themselves cheated the creative element of society of billions of dollars in revenue.
We may be copyright infringers, but they are actual, honest-to-God criminals.