Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 26th Aug 2009 13:22 UTC
Not too long ago we had a semi-loss for The Pirate Bay in The Netherlands, which was convicted 'by default' because the defendants did not show up in court to plea their case. Today, The Netherlands once again saw a ruling in a high-profile piracy case, and again, there's a loss for the defendants. Update: Oh, and by the way - thought about putting some lyrics you like on your website or blog? Think again. We live in a crazy world, people.
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RE[2]: Should OSNews copyrights be ignored?
by nt_jerkface on Thu 27th Aug 2009 01:59
in reply to "RE: Should OSNews copyrights be ignored?"
Member since:2009-08-26
I'm sorry, in this day and age publishers shouldn't own the material produced by the artists.
Why? So you can have access to free music? What if the artist wants the publisher to own the music? Maybe you don't understand why artists want a record deal. It's so they can make more money than they normally would if they did all the producing/marketing/distributing themselves. Artists are free to work within or outside of the copyright system. Most musicians however dream of a record deal. They don't dream of having their music distributed without compensation.
It is sad that the whole experience of consuming media is easier from piracy than it is from any "legal" service in that I can place shift, time shift, media shift and content appears promptly.
So laws should not be supported if they aren't convenient? Would you support a criminal who finds stealing to be more convenient than working?
RE[3]: Should OSNews copyrights be ignored?
by _txf_ on Thu 27th Aug 2009 08:40
in reply to "RE[2]: Should OSNews copyrights be ignored?"
Member since:2008-03-17
No
It isn't right, but it is just too easy. The media companies could make their lives easier by simply providing what the market demands. So they are simply bringing this upon themselves. I feel not one ounce of pity to those that disregard public opinion, research and just plain common sense and then feel that the only way to fix the problem is to make it worse by lobbying for more draconian laws whilst not providing legal alternatives.
Ultimately for me it means that I'll just stop buying stuff from them as I tend to discover new stuff from things freely shared with others, which is really the way people discover and consume media in the 21st century.
Member since:
2008-03-17
"The real parasites are people like the pirate bay who made over a million off the work of others"
TPB never made a profit on their site, all the money they made on advertisement went directly into site maintainance. In fact the other day it was ruled that the admins wouldn't be liable for the damages as they are broke.
I'm sorry, in this day and age publishers shouldn't own the material produced by the artists. At best they should be considered investors, at worst they should just be consultants. Yeah, the artist works on the music which he does not own.
None of the artists would object to lyrics being posted on websites because they know that the more people know and appreciate the lyrics, the better it would be for them. Publishers seek squeeze the maximum possible payoff for anything.
Seeking more draconian rules, longer copyright extensions etc. does not encourage people to side with them. It is sad that they could just reduce (not remove) piracy by simply giving people what they want i.e. downloadable tv shows, films and music and making it easy to consume.
It is sad that the whole experience of consuming media is easier from piracy than it is from any "legal" service in that I can place shift, time shift, media shift and content appears promptly.