Danish Anti-Piracy Group Withdraws All Its Lawsuits Against Individuals (After Losing Most Anyway)
from the nice-work dept
While the RIAA has backed down (but not stopped) lawsuits against those accused of file sharing in the US, it looks like the Danish anti-piracy bureau has decided to drop all of its lawsuits after it became clear that individuals were basically winning them all (Google translation of the original, found via brokep). Basically, the courts acquitted most of the individuals accused of private file sharing, with the one exception being the case where the guy confessed. And, the nature of the rulings in the acquittals made it clear that it was virtually impossible to win a lawsuit against individuals for file sharing. Of course, we have no doubt that the industry will continue to use other means, such as via regulatory capture, to continue to look for ways not to give consumers what they want.
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'You slept with my mum!' "Eurgh, who would do that?"
'You stole my biscuit!1 "I don't like biscuits!"
'You downloaded my film' " I don't know what the internet is..."
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By this I am assuming you mean "a free lunch"?
Sorry, but if this is an indication of what consumers want, the music business (and movies) might as well shut down now, because apparently nobody wants to buy anything anymore.
I wonder if they will just completely move out of the Danish market? It's small, few would miss it.
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And then all their stuff will be distributed for free (or by commercial pirates) to everyone in Denmark - including those who would have paid for it.
So the 'AA's would basically be just abandoning a revenue stream for nothing - looks like a really smart move.
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If these people would stop their petty bickering and embrace the gift that was laid before them, it could allow people who are boycotting them to come back and let the people who don't want to make that initial investment to see what they like. They may not be the big fish in the little pond any more but they would still be the same size fish and allow them to grow (like goldfish).
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Well maybe that is what consumers want - and if so there is nothing you can do about it - you cannot force people to buy stuff.
If they do shut down then replacements will spring up that have business models that can survive in the present market.
That's just market economics for you. The only alternative is state control.
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I don't agree with this. sharing is here and from all that I know about computers, which admittedly isn't everything, by any means, it cannot be stopped.
Already there are a some creating encrypted p2p networks and experimenting with private vpn's.
Even if somehow the *aa's stop that, which I doubt even more, another way will come up, and another etc...
As MM says, the old model is dead/dying. Either adapt or dye. Someone will fill the need and life will go on, as it always has.
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As much as their shills may want to pretend otherwise, the "record business" in not the "music business". The music business is doing fine and people are buying lots of stuff.
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Hey, our resident troll is back!
How about giving yourself a name, coward?
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Why don't you post your "ideas" on the forum under each article over at www.p2pnet.net and see how far you get?
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What next?
It will be interesting to see what happens next. My guess is that nothing significant will happen. It would make no sense at all for recording companies to pull out of the Danish market; they can still sell music as they always have. There probably will not be a drop in music sales unless the recording industry does something dumb or tries to manipulate the market to show how much piracy damages the market.
Piracy rates may go up, but that is not significant economically as long as music sales stay at the same levels as countries with more aggressive lawsuits. The music industry outside the traditional recording industry will probably improve because it is now easier to be a music fan.
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By this I am assuming you mean "a free lunch"?
Sorry, but if this is an indication of what consumers want, the music business (and movies) might as well shut down now, because apparently nobody wants to buy anything anymore.
Like..
What radio did to the music industry?
Yes... so sad :(
I remember back in the 70's and 80's paying for radio - don't you?
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After hearing some of their other stuff...
I'm heading to Amazon now to buy some of their CD's - that's what I do with groups I really like - I go buy the CD's.
If I wouldn't have heard them - for free - I wouldn't be buying any of their stuff.
The radio didn't cut it. Even though - wow, it was 'free' too.
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Uploading or Downloading?
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