Copyright Alliance Says Fair Use Not a Consumer Right

KingSkippus writes "In response to a complaint to the FCC filed by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) to change copyright warnings before movies and sporting events, Executive Director Patrick Ross of the Copyright Alliance tells us in an editorial that 'fair use is not a consumer right.' The Copyright Alliance is backed by such heavy-hitters as the MPAA, RIAA, Disney, Business Software Alliance, and perhaps most interestingly, Microsoft, who is also backing the CCIA's complaint."

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obama hillary + cash + disney abc nbc cbs = happy

[kcokane]

The ruling class takes cash from Disney and Disney calls the shots. Any surprise there? you may think the pols are your friend but, no, they like their bankers better. Much better. But, if they smile at you, you'll understand, won't you?

What's Mine is Mine, What's Yours is Mine.

[twitter]

What unmitigated arrogance. I think this summarizes what he thinks:

if I take without permission and make use of your copyrighted work, and you sue me ... Many unauthorized uses of copyrighted works are criminal and infringing, and copyright notices help remind people that there are consequences to these uses.

So:

1. any "unauthorized use" will land you a lawsuit
2. it might result in criminal charges
3. he's pretending to be bound by 1 himself, as if there was any fairness to the current crop of lawsuits or the laws themselves.
4. he's not even going to pretend to be bound by 2.

It's hard to imagine a more wrong headed view. The problem is, that the FCC is granting these people the ability to stifle the growing free competition that will eliminate them.