RIAA President Says Copyright Law "Isn't Working"

Kilrah_il writes "Apperantly not satisfied with the current scope of the DMCA, RIAA President Cary Sherman wants to broaden the scope of the law to have content providers such as YouTube and Rapidshare liable for illegal content found on their sites. 'The RIAA would strongly prefer informal agreements inked with intermediaries ... We're working on [discussions with broadband providers], and we'd like to extend that kind of relationship — not just to ISPs, but [also to] search engines, payment processors, advertisers ... [But], if legislation is an appropriate way to facilitate that kind of cooperation, fine.' Notice the update at the end of the article pointing out that Sherman is seeking for voluntary agreements with said partners and not to enact broader laws without their cooperation."

Comments

Re:What a coincidence

[enderjsv]

I know, right? I love how the guy he was replying to gets down-modded twice, not because he was being an asshole or anything, but rather because he simply had an unpopular opinion. But this guy, who posts a reply that is essentially a straw man argument that has nothing to do with the situation of our present day, get's modded +3. I really think slashdot ought to just can all the -1 and +1 euphemisms and stick to the only two that really matter. +1 agree and -1 disagree.

Re:What a coincidence

[xenapan]

you deserve the -1 offtopic though.

i think lady gaga should be banned from mtv

[shnull]

where she shamelessly performs her intellectually degrading smut day by day, i dont even get to choose what videos i can see if i turn it on i'm stuck with what they want to feed me. I think the laws regulating good taste should be adapted to prevent this kind of horrid abuse and manipulation. Yay internet, yay free youtube yay lars ullrichs swimming pool, and if this kind of nonsense keeps up, yay the russian software mob !