U.S. Sides with Record Labels Over DMCA Subpoena Powers

Injektilo* writes "The Washington Port is reporting that the U.S. government sided with the recording industry in its dispute with Verizon Communications Inc. on Friday, saying a digital-copyright law invoked by record labels to track down Internet song-swappers did not violate the U.S. Constitution." We've been following this case.

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[Billly Gates]

Search warrants and innocent before proven guilty is a pain and is only hurting criminals. We need to give the police and FBI more police power to decrease crime. Corporations are people and pay taxes just like we do. Its time that they play a central role in society to help better protect our children.

Think about our children?

We need to bust people before they commit crimes and if the police search your home when you did not do anything you are still innocent. The dmca needs to be applied so copyrights are also protected in the digital age like regular text is.

Re:Why civil disobedience is the only answer?

[argoff]

So you are saying that creative works (books, music, movies, games, etc.) are fair game to copy because of free speech.

No, I'm saying that certain rights exist above governments. Freedom of speech is an example. To copy things is another - even though not so widely accepted.

The constitution guarantees anyone the right to profit from their creative works for a limited time to protect against illegal copying of works. Copyright is the right of the materials creator to designate who can copy and distribute a certain work.

Better question: where is the moral right to profit from my own creativity???

You have every right to profit from your creativity, but that is alot different that saying you have the right to impose a massive monopoly on copying to the 4 corners of the earth. If someone is that creative, then why can't they use that cretivity to figure out how to make a profit without it?

I am a filmmaker and my partner is a music producer. Not major label, but I'll tell you,we make a living creating material that people like to see and hear. P2P is going to kill us. It is not only the Corps who need these abilities to protect themselves from pirates like you, and so steal my work and I will use these and any other tools to protect my work.

Then I'm sure you're aware, that for every one like you that makes it - there are litterally thousands who copyrights haven't helped a bit, even restricted. Respect of copyrights has never earned it's support, and part of the problem is that copyrights cause alot of information to be valued by how much attention they get and not by how usefull or valuable it really is.

Just because someone told you that you have a right to restrict others ability to copy, does not mean that you do. Incentive does not a right make.

Re:No, no, no!

[jez9999]

"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy but that could change." .Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 5/22/98

LOL! Talk about a Freudian slip. Did he really say that??

Stealing is Stealing, Milk, Money, Cars, or Music!

[HipOldGuy]

I really wonder why you folks seem to think it is ok to steal music, just like a Pawn Broker has to tell who sold stolen merchandise to him, why should Verison not have to do the same thing for music and movie thieves?
The music companies have every right to get as much as they want for their music. If you don't like the cost, don't buy, but DON'T steal it, just because you can.
HipOldGuy
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