Posts by Don Christie
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I thought the PQs were great. Simon Power did not actually say the government *would* stick to the current timetable or legislation. Not much digging in of toes there.
The point is that the PQs were asked. That is a large step up in raising the profile of the issue.
Stuff has the twitter story as well now. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4851675a28.html
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I am most definitely against the changes to the copyright act.
Yes, don't worry, I had picked that up :-)
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I was referring specifically to Mark. And to reiterate, I am most definitely against the changes to the copyright act.
Well, I know Mark, although don't usually try to speak for him. He does come across here in a forthright manner but he too is concerned about the rights of Copyright holders, balanced by an equal concern for Copyright 'consumers'.
On a related subject, this is going to be a fascinating trial.
http://torrentfreak.com/50-of-charges-against-pirate-bay-dropped-090217/
The Pirate Bay folks run quite deep in a way that may not be obvious to casual observers. They even have their own political party. It is well worth digging out videos of some of their presentations. Here's a starter for 10:
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Giovanni
But I'm saying that being completely tone deaf to the (legitimate, in my view) complaints of some content creators may not be the way to go.
and I don't think many people, certainly not me or the Creative Freedom Foundation, are deaf to these concerns. Just that the solutions offered in the changes to the Copyright Act are not solutions that will work and worse, they have harmful and chilling side affects.
At one MED 'workshop' I attended someone from the retail association claimed they had 13 cases of TM infringement fully documented and ready to prosecute. Their problem was not that the law was wrong but no-one in Government cared enough to take up the prosecutions.
And that was essentially Rochelle's point on the other thread. Rather than addressing the above issue the Government is side stepping it and creating a kangaroo court instead. Not a great precedent.
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I've just noticed. Rick Shera has the coolest, geekiest legal email address ever.
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surely half of the "copyright must change" argument has to do with new technologies that allow to copy copyrighted content in a way that circumvents the existing protections.
I don't think that change is warranted. Different techniques of enforcement, maybe. But the law was ok (well, sort of) before and the current changes won't fix what they purport to fix. New technology should not automatically lead to new law. If that becomes the normal approach then the law is doomed to be miles behind the 8 ball forever.
If technology firms - who have had their software illegally copied for just about as long as record labels - are unhappy about the nature of the current change, does that not tell you something?
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Rochelle, and Rick. Just the people I wanted to hear from. Thank you.
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a street gang stripping an un attended car while its owner is in a movie is a good example of sharing, community and working together.
Er, wow. Just, wow.
/me picks up my bags and walks away.
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Graeme Edgeler - you could be right. Maybe we are getting worried over nothing.
On the other hand, I have spoken to lawyers representing some of the parties to the CoP, I have spoken to an IP litigator and they are of one mind on the way this law could be interpreted. If they were wrong, why would the RIANZ and their pals be trying to put exactly these terms (guilt by accusation) into the CoP?
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essentially my point was one of tolerable levels.
What is a 'tolerable level'? I remember the days of cassette tapes when the music industry tried (semi successfully) that the sale of blank cassettes was intolerable. Plus ca change, eh.
isn't it an acknowledged parenting rule that you should teach your kids to be wary of strangers (along with respecting others and their property)
...along with sharing, community and working together. Take your pick. Which one of these would you like ISPs to encourage today?