UK Gov't Insists That File Sharers Won't Be Kicked Off The Internet
from the well,-it's-a-start dept
While there are still some concern about what the UK gov't is planning concerning ISPs in relation to the recording industry, reports are coming out that kicking file sharers off the internet with a "3 strikes" policy is off the table -- at least according to David Lammy, the Intellectual Property Minister in the UK. That's a good sign, and fits with what the EU Parliament has said. The full government report is expected later this week, though no one has yet explained to us why the government is stepping in to what is effectively a business model issue, and trying to force a different industry (ISPs) to help deal with a problem created by an industry (the recording industry) that has spent a decade trying to hold back new business models that would solve any "problem" it faces.Meanwhile, of course, Lammy's comments have (not surprisingly) upset the recording industry. Folks at BPI are particularly pissed off that Lammy compared file sharing to swiping a bar of soap in a hotel room you rented (i.e., a minor issue, not something to arrest someone over). BPI's representative claims he's "appalled" that the IP minister would say such a thing, and even says it shows a lack of understanding about intellectual property. Generally, if you're pissing off the established recording industry folks, you're probably doing something right these days.
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A small positive amongst a larger worry
Oh well, baby steps.
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Right. And I've a bridge to sell you.
Anyone in the UK who believes this deserves my latest offer on a fantastic bridge. It's centuries old, has a drawbridge, and is often mistaken as "London bridge".
Place your offer here →
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Re: Right. And I've a bridge to sell you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_(Lake_Havasu_City)
Oh well...
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from the we want to know everything department.
that made me chuckle ty mike.
now concerning:
though no one has yet explained to us why the government is stepping in to what is effectively a business model issue, and trying to force a different industry (ISPs) to help deal with a problem created by an industry (the recording industry) that has spent a decade trying to hold back new business models that would solve any "problem" it faces.
that doesn't surprise me much of the UK Govt, i think it goes hand in hand with the Uk's special privacy policies, somehow i feel the main goal for is data collection, and not to "protect" the recording Industry.
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@Right. And I've a bridge to sell you.
You could try palming it off on some other mug but i don't rate your chances of finding another sucker!
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hypocrites
Your happy to see the music IP get stolen, because your the parasites that are benefitting, but If the govt won't protect, Music IP, what makes you think anyone will protect your IP, when you need it?
It not just a trade issue, because the law is being broken, and ISP's and various tech co's have built their business model on the lawlessness they have created.
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Re: hypocrites
Either way, most "tech" is merely a proper application of math, which is not under IP (not to say that many tech companies try to patent or otherwise protect simple concepts such as stacks and recursive properties).
other than that, many of the best and brightest of the tech industry are involved in Free Licence and Open Source Software. The furthest that most Open Source Programs go for IP is they require a nod to the original project and that ensuing projects also be open.
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Re: hypocrites
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Re: hypocrites
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Re: Right. And I've a bridge to sell you.
In 1967, the Common Council of the City of London placed the bridge on the market and began to look for potential buyers. Council member Ivan Luckin had put forward the idea of selling the bridge, and recalled: "They all thought I was completely crazy when I suggested we should sell London Bridge when it needed replacing." On 18 April 1968, Rennie's bridge was sold to the American entrepreneur Robert P. McCulloch of McCulloch Oil for US$2,460,000. The claim that McCulloch believed mistakenly that he was buying the more impressive Tower Bridge was denied by Luckin in a newspaper interview. [8]
So no deceit the guy said he knew what he was buying i.e. not TOWER Bridge :P
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The soap is there for the guest. It is provided and therefore presumed that it will be used. It is there for the taking whether a guest uses it or not, since really - if you used it, who'd want it after? It's a physical good that diminishes with use or is thrown unwrapped into a suitcase upon checkout.
It's a disposable good that has value to the guest, the hotel, and the maker of the soap if it's nice (I've gotten some sweet soaps from hotels!).
But don't think for one second that the cost of such goods isn't already figured into the cost of the hotel room.
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Soap analogy part deux
Where I think they fail, is in recognizing the distinction between selling the MUSIC and selling the DATA. They need to stop thinking that their industry exists to push physical objects, and start thinking about distributing intangible sound. Sure, you can't control the distribution of sound once it's out in the market, but perhaps they ought to restructure the way that they spend money to compensate for that, rather than standing at the door of the hotel with a soap-sniffing dog.
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nice.
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nice.
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