Friday, March 04, 2005
Re: FileSharing
(Read the original post if this makes no sense) Jason hit the nail on the head here, and that's exactly my point. Even the idea that they would "adjust" the copyright laws to "protect artists" in the digital age sounds a lot like "adjusting" gun laws to "protect children." In reality both involving infringing on legitimate legal practices for a purported humanitarian/philanthropic/legal purpose. This sort of hedging is only delayig the inevitable. As for the likely outcome, I find it hard to believe that the Court would side with MGM on this one. Another interesting note:
Ouch...burned!
Twenty-three briefs were filed Tuesday in support of StreamCast and Grokster. Among them was a group of computer scientists that includes David Clark, one of the original designers of the Internet. Also signing on is the National Venture Capital Association, a trade group representing 450 firms that account for about 85 percent of all new business funding. (emphasis added)
"Existing copyright laws provide severe penalties for such direct infringement," wrote Michael K. Kellogg, in a brief for the venture capitalists. "But the entertainment industry has never been satisfied with attacking direct instances of infringement."
Ouch...burned!
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