EU Digital Agenda Commissioner Admits That 'Piracy' Has Created The Market That Legislators Did Not
from the knocking-down-barriers dept
I've been reading the excellent book, Property Outlaws, which I'll write more about when I'm done, but it's main thesis is that oftentimes, people violating certain restrictions -- such as on copyright or civil rights -- actually are helping to refine the law in those areas by highlighting problems with the existing laws. Basically, it builds on the idea that people taking a stand are more able to change and to fix highly dynamic areas of law more efficiently than slow moving bureaucrats. Along those lines, it appears that the EU's Digital Agenda Commissioner, Neelie Kroes, is recognizing that unauthorized file sharing actually has been useful in building a single market, where politicians and bureaucrats have been unable to do so:"We have effectively allowed illegal file-sharing to set up a single market where our usual policy channels have failed.... While the internet is borderless, Europe's online markets are not. It is often easier to buy something from a US website than online from the country next-door in Europe. Often you cannot buy it at all within Europe... Consumers can buy CDs in every shop but are often unable to buy music online across the EU because rights are licensed on a national basis. No wonder the US market for online music is five times bigger than Europe's."Of course, she's saying this in an effort to pass the EU "digital agenda," which tries to make it easier to do licenses across the EU, rather than having to do individual licenses in each country. And, with that, she does go on to complain about various aspects of unauthorized file sharing, but it's nice to at least see a recognition that such forms of infringement are often useful in breaking down the barriers that bureaucrats are too slow to manage.
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Well, not quite. See, the problem with crack dealers is that their product licenses don't last long enough, making cross-border licensing issues rather moot. But I'll tell you what, if I could find a crack dealer selling crack w/a perpetual high license, I'd love to see it force fed to you so you could be reduced to a state of drooling nonsense, incapable of typing....
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The Underground Railroad: LAWBREAKER!
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Oh look, another imbecile comparing piracy to the civil rights movement.
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The other imbecile started it.
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Comparing it to Rosa Parks seems more accurate since both that and piracy are taking a stand against whats wrong.
Compared to your drug comparison which only says "its illegal".
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They are obviously not the same thing, otherwise they would be called the same thing - Duh.
I assume your flippant reference to "stolen content" is in reference to copyright infringement, and therefore I add that one is a felony and the other not. You are being ridiculous stating they are the same.
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market failures
the pirate's dilemma:
http://www.amazon.com/Downloading-Sneakers-Reinvented-Capitalism-Innovation/dp/141653218 8
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One of the points that this blog exists to make. And has been making since well before that book was published, I believe.
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there was a nice quote and hint form th enew leader
translation
liberal democrats just sold out the principals for some power sharing in the cabinet.
YOU wont see proportional representation which gives more power to the people
you wont see the digital economy bill reprieved
you wont see action against blackmailing law firms
ha
we the people should a button that attacks a taser to these fucktards, ZAP majority says BAAAAAD lil MP
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you didn't pay for it, but you want the content, theft is theft, no matter how you got it
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It would be refreshing if you could come up with a reasonable argument for the draconian civil restrictions that you most certainly are attempting to defend.
I know ... that is asking too much.
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Try again next time (or save yourself the time and don't bother).
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keep trying to defend theft, or maybe don't bother next time
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Keep trying to defend stupidity, or maybe don't bother next time.
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Resistance is NOT futile!
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you feel entitled to things for free because your worthless
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