European Parliament Approves Gallo Report: Opens The Door To More Bad IP Laws & Enforcement
from the it-never-ever-stops dept
One of the issues that's been clear in covering the politics associated with intellectual property laws is that those in favor of ever more draconian laws have a lot more efforts going underway than it's possible to follow. Every single time people get focused on one aspect that's getting attention, something else is slipped through when no one is looking. We may have just seen that happen again. While people around the globe are now certainly concerned and worried about ACTA, not much attention was paid to the Gallo Report, a proposal for the European Parliament to support similarly draconian intellectual property enforcement, based on a series of highly questionable or debunked claims. You can read the report below, or see some of the concerns about it here.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Think about USA's "Prohibition". Yes, people could still get alcohol, using a wide variety of subterfuges (including speakeasies, which are probably the closest analogue to "darknets"). However, it also brought an increase in violent crime.
It is better to avoid as much as possible having "darknets" as the sole remaining option.
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No worries.
What else they can do, charging me for not buying?
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http://www.boingboing.net/2010/09/22/inside-a-stolen-cred.html
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Alternative download
http://drop.io/hgapxiq
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Maybe this is a good strategy. Why doesn't the EFF et al do the same thing when it comes to proposals for laws that reduce IP restrictions. Propose a bill. Before the industry has a chance to respond with their lobbyists to block that bill, propose another bill. Keep bombarding politicians with laws that reduce IP restrictions until something passes. Propose one to the president. Another to a senator. Another to another senator. Another to state senators. Another to governors. Propose various possible rulings on various ground to various judges. Keep throwing things out there to everyone possible until something sticks. Offer campaign money to those who pass favorable bills.
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But what if ACTA were to be misused to arrest innocent people and/or families who dont have computers, laptops, iPods, cell phones, or any other devices that infringes copyright? You never know that your government might do that and they won't care if they mistakenly accuse families of copyright infringement even if they don't have any digital devices for piracy.
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