There should be a system similar to how the DMV handles senior drivers, except it would involve testing senior executives for their aptitude with technology.
With Google in particular, people can claim they're facilitating piracy but the connection is vague at best. For example, some people liken Google to a transportation service. In the real world, you can't prevent a cab company from delivering someone to a drug dealer's house. It'd be in the best interests of the cab company, however, to avoid doing that, but attempting to discern where a drug dealer lives when the front of his house looks like every other house on the block is almost impossible (Google has also stated that it's difficult to tell if certain content is "unauthorized").
To be honest, this one of my biggest complaints about what Hollywood is doing. They claim Google is helping spur on piracy and it's costing them so much money, yet they expect other companies to lose money/consumers to help them out.
You're missing the bigger picture bob. Speeding tickets and copyright fines were implemented differently. Both act as deterrents, but copyright fines were pushed by corporations.
So tell me, is it okay that an entity, which cares for nothing more than a steady revenue, has the ability to influence law?
Re: Uh, freedom of expression has nothing to do with copyright
You should be happy Bob, this ruling is actually a good thing for artists like Jimmy Page and Robert Plant who are having such a hard time making a dime by copying the "expressions" of others.
" Like a false rape conviction means we should stop prosecuting rape."
No, but false convictions end up requiring a change in the system. They did this with DNA testing and a lot of people who were initially "guilty" went free.
There's the issue, bob, you have a flawed system that could be improved to avoid targeting false positives.
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Not only was the warrant for the no-knock raid obtained with false info, the police raided the wrong house.
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This is the prerogative of every business.
With Google in particular, people can claim they're facilitating piracy but the connection is vague at best. For example, some people liken Google to a transportation service. In the real world, you can't prevent a cab company from delivering someone to a drug dealer's house. It'd be in the best interests of the cab company, however, to avoid doing that, but attempting to discern where a drug dealer lives when the front of his house looks like every other house on the block is almost impossible (Google has also stated that it's difficult to tell if certain content is "unauthorized").
To be honest, this one of my biggest complaints about what Hollywood is doing. They claim Google is helping spur on piracy and it's costing them so much money, yet they expect other companies to lose money/consumers to help them out.
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But hey, insulting Mike Masnick is way important.
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Re: Uh, that's why it's called punishment
So tell me, is it okay that an entity, which cares for nothing more than a steady revenue, has the ability to influence law?
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http://imgur.com/9bZjOmo
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Re: Uh, freedom of expression has nothing to do with copyright
Now, they can just repeat it word for word.
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Re: And so what if there are glitches?
No, but false convictions end up requiring a change in the system. They did this with DNA testing and a lot of people who were initially "guilty" went free.
There's the issue, bob, you have a flawed system that could be improved to avoid targeting false positives.
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