No need at all to worry about this. Its just another wall that will be too high for legitimate streaming services to climb over.
The end result is that the illegal ones will flourish, we all get it for free, and they get no money what so ever.
You have to hand it to the lawyer who drafted this. What a way to keep themselves in litigation work for life. The only party who stands to profit from this.
What most people do not realise, this type of default judgement, with large minimum awards, actually encourages DRM circumvention.
How so? Lets just put aside the whole is it right / wrong argument to start with.
As it stands right now, the financial impact of a small infringement is of such magnitude that it is for all intensive purposes, no different from a massive infringement.
So, if you are intending to infringe, infringe BIG.
Secondly, when any judgement, uncontested or not, involves that large a sum of money, there are realy only 2 outcomes. The first is all the assests are overseas and can not be touched by the US court system. The second is it goes to appeal and gets tied up in the courts for several years.
So, if you are intending to infringe, infringe BIG.
But it is a detterent I here you say. Not realy, if it was we wouldnt keep hearing about these kind of cases.
All these type of laws do is encourage the very thing they are trying to prevent, provide great fodder for blogs sites, and give plaintiffs flase hope of riches that will never appear.
Nothing to see here (as zem)
Just another author tilting at windmills.
Building Walls
No need at all to worry about this. Its just another wall that will be too high for legitimate streaming services to climb over.
The end result is that the illegal ones will flourish, we all get it for free, and they get no money what so ever.
You have to hand it to the lawyer who drafted this. What a way to keep themselves in litigation work for life. The only party who stands to profit from this.
Re:
People were as sceptical about the early green parties in europe when they first appeared.
They went on to form coalition governments.
Re: Re: The unpleasant truth
"Mega Kim is learning that just doesn't work out."
Strawman reply. I see no default judgement or DRM violation here.
The unpleasant truth
What most people do not realise, this type of default judgement, with large minimum awards, actually encourages DRM circumvention.
How so? Lets just put aside the whole is it right / wrong argument to start with.
As it stands right now, the financial impact of a small infringement is of such magnitude that it is for all intensive purposes, no different from a massive infringement.
So, if you are intending to infringe, infringe BIG.
Secondly, when any judgement, uncontested or not, involves that large a sum of money, there are realy only 2 outcomes. The first is all the assests are overseas and can not be touched by the US court system. The second is it goes to appeal and gets tied up in the courts for several years.
So, if you are intending to infringe, infringe BIG.
But it is a detterent I here you say. Not realy, if it was we wouldnt keep hearing about these kind of cases.
All these type of laws do is encourage the very thing they are trying to prevent, provide great fodder for blogs sites, and give plaintiffs flase hope of riches that will never appear.
Short Term Thinking
International commerce to some degree relies on each countries respect for the others jurisdiction. No company can survive on "local" sales only.
If this keeps up we may just see the return of the 18th century privateer. ie state sponsered software piracy.
What next?
What next, will they start burning books with written links?
I heard someone else tried that in the past to great success.
Monkey See Monkey DO
Are we now suprised how our corporations act based upon the example set by the government.
Still dont get it
Can some one please tell me why I should store all my furniture and stuff in someone elses house and pay them for the privilege?
The crystal ball game
I can see a large takeover bid for Stardock in the future.
Not because they can make a proffit in the digital age. But because the only way to stop their heresy is to buy them and then shut them down.
Just waiting for it
As we have seen, the big guys infringe as well.
So if we are vigalent, watch and wait, we too can use this new tool.
Imagine the fun to be had when a major studio gets locked out after their 6th strike.