The purpose of copyright law is "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.", but currently is only benefiting an elite few darlings of the record industry. Is this how people want it to work?
The purpose of copyright law is "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." Unfortunately copyright law doesn't appear to be promoting the progress of music except for an elite few. Most musicians see little benefit from copyright laws.
Any time I've been in on a class action, I've found that the plaintiffs receive only a small percentage of the lost value of the goods or services in question. According to this article, this copyright group is seeking $2000 per instance for a movie worth $10-$20. They must be out of their minds, right?
I was taught that a yellow light means "Stop -- if you can stop safely". Too short of a yellow, and the driver must either screech to a halt or speed up.
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The purpose of copyright law is "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.", but currently is only benefiting an elite few darlings of the record industry. Is this how people want it to work?
The purpose of copyright law is "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." Unfortunately copyright law doesn't appear to be promoting the progress of music except for an elite few. Most musicians see little benefit from copyright laws.
Any time I've been in on a class action, I've found that the plaintiffs receive only a small percentage of the lost value of the goods or services in question. According to this article, this copyright group is seeking $2000 per instance for a movie worth $10-$20. They must be out of their minds, right?
You might see two or three cents if there's a class action against the developer.
Shareware has been doing this since before 1992, or perhaps I'm generalizing.
I was taught that a yellow light means "Stop -- if you can stop safely". Too short of a yellow, and the driver must either screech to a halt or speed up.