So if they're tracking people who go to pirate sites presumably to sue them (or threaten and settle) wouldn't it be more profitable to make the pirate link rank above the legit links so they can shakedown the pirates?
The reason they do this is because there's an impression that infringement is not as bad as theft, or that infringement is okay, even though they are both illegal. Infringement just doesn't sound villainous.
But it's important to point out the difference because in a court of law, they are handled very differently. Monetary damages for infringement are significantly worse than for theft.
You guys crack me up if you actually think this will happen. They know exactly how to deal with us if we get irate, and it ain't pretty. The rich and powerful haven't done anything yet that the average person would risk their lives to change.
Collectively the music labels in this list have made well over 2 million requests. How many hours of searching and filling out google forms have they absolutely wasted?
If they can't find a better use for their money than this they deserve to go out of business.
You're also forgetting the cost of the person's time it takes to make something worth putting on that record, which is considerably more expensive than a slab of vinyl.
That's like saying the cost of a Van Gogh is just a few pieces of wood and a bit of canvas.
I used to go to a hobby shop where the guy working there would follow you around, pretending to straighten the shelves while watching you to make sure you didn't steal anything. I just quit shopping there.
Even if you manage to every last instance of shoplifting, it has nothing to do with making your business more successful. That doesn't mean you should do nothing, but treating customers like potential criminals is not good business.
I live in one of those sprawling cities and the only place that charges for parking is a 10 square block section in the center of town. Everywhere else is free.
If copyright were like parking, I wouldn't be able to park anywhere in my city without paying a toll. There might be a few place out in the country where I could park, but every decade or so the government expands the boundaries.
Oh, and what's the maximum fine on a parking ticket again? Is it anywhere close to $150,000?
But I still find parking laws more valid than current copyright laws.
Having Dodd on Reddit or TechDirt would be like tossing a naked baby into a pit of wolves. Why would he ever agree to that?
And honestly, his job is to be the bad guy for Hollywood so we hate the MPAA and not the studios. It doesn't matter if the public hates him as long as they still love their movies. After all, we wouldn't want the nerds to boycott The Avengers (not that they ever would anyway.)
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It's pretty simple. If can't hear the music, I'm not going to pay for it. If I have to pay for it to hear it, I'm not listening.
So how am I supposed to hear the music? Corporate owned radio? Corporate owned television? Corporate owned websites?
You're joking if you think that's how it works.
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So if they're tracking people who go to pirate sites presumably to sue them (or threaten and settle) wouldn't it be more profitable to make the pirate link rank above the legit links so they can shakedown the pirates?
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Great! In the meantime, I'll work on trying to elect more politicians like Wyden.
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The reason they do this is because there's an impression that infringement is not as bad as theft, or that infringement is okay, even though they are both illegal. Infringement just doesn't sound villainous.
But it's important to point out the difference because in a court of law, they are handled very differently. Monetary damages for infringement are significantly worse than for theft.
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You guys crack me up if you actually think this will happen. They know exactly how to deal with us if we get irate, and it ain't pretty. The rich and powerful haven't done anything yet that the average person would risk their lives to change.
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Now when I see the Olympic rings, I know not to buy whatever product it's on.
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Weird, when I was a kid, it was always a competition between countries, esp. U.S. vs. Soviet Union.
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Not in English, anyway.
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I had never heard of filestube.com before today. Thank you RIAA (and Microsoft).
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Collectively the music labels in this list have made well over 2 million requests. How many hours of searching and filling out google forms have they absolutely wasted?
If they can't find a better use for their money than this they deserve to go out of business.
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There's at least one.
Re: Re: Re: Bu, bu, but . . . . Piracy!
Planning on getting rid of? You should have done it years ago.
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It's awesome to see a politician stand up and say exactly what's on my mind.
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You're also forgetting the cost of the person's time it takes to make something worth putting on that record, which is considerably more expensive than a slab of vinyl.
That's like saying the cost of a Van Gogh is just a few pieces of wood and a bit of canvas.
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Because fearmongering is how the establishment stays in power.
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He should be so lucky.
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I used to go to a hobby shop where the guy working there would follow you around, pretending to straighten the shelves while watching you to make sure you didn't steal anything. I just quit shopping there.
Even if you manage to every last instance of shoplifting, it has nothing to do with making your business more successful. That doesn't mean you should do nothing, but treating customers like potential criminals is not good business.
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I live in one of those sprawling cities and the only place that charges for parking is a 10 square block section in the center of town. Everywhere else is free.
If copyright were like parking, I wouldn't be able to park anywhere in my city without paying a toll. There might be a few place out in the country where I could park, but every decade or so the government expands the boundaries.
Oh, and what's the maximum fine on a parking ticket again? Is it anywhere close to $150,000?
But I still find parking laws more valid than current copyright laws.
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Not in congress they don't.
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Having Dodd on Reddit or TechDirt would be like tossing a naked baby into a pit of wolves. Why would he ever agree to that?
And honestly, his job is to be the bad guy for Hollywood so we hate the MPAA and not the studios. It doesn't matter if the public hates him as long as they still love their movies. After all, we wouldn't want the nerds to boycott The Avengers (not that they ever would anyway.)