EU Weighs Copyright Law

Braedley writes "Some members of the European IT industry are unhappy with a proposed law that would penalize various parties, from software companies to ISPs, to even some hardware manufactures, but not the end users for infringing on intellectual property. Penalties for this aiding and abetting could include jail time for employees if found guilty."

Comments

Re:Copyright is a matter of respect

[Microlith]

Anything they can put their hands on will be redistributed, copied and plagiarized.

Because of course dishonesty and disrespect are to be expected, nay, encouraged!

If no profit can be had from it in 50 years then we will see a lot less made. Despite the bizzare glee that some slashbots find in the thought of a dramatic drop in the creation of works (be they anything,) I think it would be a tragic loss to see creative output go from what it is now to a fraction.

Re:Copyright is a matter of respect

[Chandon Seldon]

There are absolutely people who make a living solely on "intellectual property". There are even people who make a living on trademarks. These people are called "intellectual property lawyers". They are mostly scum who seek to exploit the law in whatever way they can to come up with ways their clients can squelch creativity and the propagation of knowledge for profit.