I stand by my argument on Megaupload : even if such "rogue" websites could be established entirely in the jurisdiction of 'lax' foreign countries, it is likely that the decrease in their performances would be such that they would not be able to face the competition from 'legal' supply of copyrighted works or from peer-to-peer platforms. And they will therefore… Read more
I stand by my argument on Megaupload : even if such “rogue” websites could be established entirely in the jurisdiction of ‘lax’ foreign countries, it is likely that the decrease in their performances would be such that they would not be able to face the competition from ‘legal’ supply of copyrighted works or from peer-to-peer platforms. And they will therefore not be such a big issue anymore. To achieve their goals, right holders need not put an end to all means of infrigement altogether. They only need to make infringement less attractive than the legal supply for copyrighted goods.
So I can hardly see the necessity for the kind of heavy enforcement weaponry provided by bills like SOPA or PIPA… But I can easily the risks it carries with it.
Otherwise, I’m entirely with you on the need to prevent over-zealous cooperation from intermediary services with powerful public or private actors. Incentives must be tailored so that the intermediaries face risks not only if they don’t comply with law enforcement, but also if they do so to such a careless extent that they end up harming freedom of speech, and other important values.
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I stand by my argument on Megaupload : even if such “rogue” websites could be established entirely in the jurisdiction of ‘lax’ foreign countries, it is likely that the decrease in their performances would be such that they would not be able to face the competition from ‘legal’ supply of copyrighted works or from peer-to-peer platforms. And they will therefore not be such a big issue anymore. To achieve their goals, right holders need not put an end to all means of infrigement altogether. They only need to make infringement less attractive than the legal supply for copyrighted goods.
So I can hardly see the necessity for the kind of heavy enforcement weaponry provided by bills like SOPA or PIPA… But I can easily the risks it carries with it.
Otherwise, I’m entirely with you on the need to prevent over-zealous cooperation from intermediary services with powerful public or private actors. Incentives must be tailored so that the intermediaries face risks not only if they don’t comply with law enforcement, but also if they do so to such a careless extent that they end up harming freedom of speech, and other important values.
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