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Pirate Bay P2P Trial Begins In Sweden
Many readers are writing to tell us that The Pirate Bay trial is now in full swing in Sweden. Looking at a possible two years in prison and $150,000 in fines (plus another $14.3 million if the record companies get their way), the battle of infringement is sure to be one of the most watched p2p trials. "The International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI) which is representing the case of music and film producers, made a statement about the case on Friday. Stating, For people who make a living out of creativity or in a creative business, there is scarcely anything more important than to have your rights protected by the law. Copyright exists to ensure that everyone in the creative world from the artist to the record label, from the independent film producer to the TV program maker - can choose how their creations are distributed and get fairly rewarded for their work. The operators of The Pirate Bay have violated those rights and, as the evidence in Court will show, they did so to make substantial revenues for themselves. That kind of abuse of the rights of others cannot be allowed to continue, and that is why these criminal proceedings are so important for the health of the creative community."
What's "stolen" is B's sole right to produce copies.
Stop! Dremel time!
I used to believe that, but reality is unfortunately proving me wrong. You have unencumbered user friendly legal options now, but the people who have been asking for this is not buying it. I don't care if Amazon etc. is not available in your market yet, it isn't making a difference in the markets it's in anyway. All the people saying "I would by if" is not.. or making up new excuses. It is becoming embarrassingly clear that the moral argument wasn't that moral.
did you even read my post?
or is this some knee jerk attempt at saying communism is better?
enjoy your communist movies. The battleship potemkin gets pretty dull pretty quick.
DRM-free indie games for the PC and Mac: Positech Games
Okay, I gotta ask - exactly why do artists think they're owed a living?
Maybe I'm missing something here but when did access to music become a right? Last time I checked The United States still practiced some form of capitalism. If you don't like the price of something you have the ability to NOT BUY IT. I'm tired of hearing people talk about how bad a company is and continue to buy or steal (talking about all products not just copyrighted work)things prduced by said company. We as Americans (I'm looking at you too Canadia)seem to have lost the most powerful tool our society has given us. That is the power to vote. If you don't like the price DON'T BUY IT. If you don't like the quality DON'T BUY IT. If you don't like how the company operates DON'T BUY IT. I could go on and on but I think you get my point.