I'd include, "Staring with an intent to remember" in there too, just to be safer.
You certainly don't want someone memorizing the statute or painting and recreating it at home.
For every artwork I'd include a 5 second timer. Anyone looking for more than 5 seconds would be arrested and charged with 1st Degree Grand Felony Piracy.
Trying to rationally explain to the copyright industry how it is wrong is about as asinine as trying to explain to the mafia why they're wrong.
"Look, I've been paying you guys protection money for years, and I don't see any benefit. Honestly, I'm starting to get the impression that I'm paying you this money every month to protect myself from you. How does that make any sense as a business model?"
Copyright is different in Europe than in the US. In the US it's derived solely from the US Constitution, Article I, Section 8.
However, in Europe, copyrights are bound up in "moral" rights. In other words, our Congress only has to follow what Article I, Section 8 provides. In Europe, countries have a moral right to protect copyrights.
I'm not saying it's right, I'm just trying to explain it.
I wish that corporations actually did think this way. If this were true, we wouldn't even have SOPA to be concerned about in the first place. SOPA exists solely because corporations would rather have governments fix their own market and model problems rather than compete in a free market.
"I mean it's one thing to be able to kick your competition in the nuts when they aren't paying attention"
It's actually worse than that. As I've written before, the copyright industries do not actually have competitors as they do not compete in a free market.
"account holders are responsible for everything that happens on their account"
I'd considering agreeing with this if we actually obtained registered IP addresses.
Think of it this way, if you're the registered owner of a vehicle, and it's involved in an accident, you're at least partially liable. The only exception is if your vehicle is stolen. In a nutshell, it's your car and you'd better be careful about who you let drive it.
But that's not what is happening here. First, the lady was not assigned a specific IP address. She signed up for internet service. And second, even if she did sign up for a specific IP address, she relinquished the address when she dropped the service.
This ruling is beyond asinine. It simply allows the copyright monopolies to pick IP addresses at random and collect money.
I wrote this over at Dvorak's blog a few years ago. It's relevant to repost it again.
There was recently a post on Techdirt about how even those who fight for stricter copyright laws end up accidentally infringing copyrights themselves.
The reason it’s so incredibly easy to infringe copyright law has to do with how out of control copyright laws have become.
As copyright was originally enacted, it was next to impossible to accidentally infringe. In the good old days in order to infringe on a copyright you had to physically publish a song or a book without permission by printing it onto paper via a printing press. There was no other way to copy or infringe on a song or a book and there was no such thing as a performance right protected by copyright.
Nowadays we infringe copyrights numerous times throughout the day without even thinking about it. Watching an unauthorized SNL clip on YouTube. Playing the radio in the background at work where customers can hear. Loaning a copy of your Finding Nemo DVD to play at your kids’ daycare. Downloading clip art to use in a personal scrapbook. Scanning your own wedding photos. Forwarding a funny photograph to a friend. Loaning a co-worker some software. Etc., etc., etc…
Copyright laws are so utterly pervasive in our lives that we simply cannot reasonably function without at least some innocent infringement. I personally think it’d be easier to avoid jaywalking and speeding than it would be to avoid infringing.
On the post: After Years Of Near Obscurity, Atari Turns To Copyright Trolling
I've said it before, the copyright industry does not compete in a free market.
On the post: Ownership Mentality: Art Gallery Prohibits Sketching
Re: Fair use & derivative work
As Marcus points out, this is pure ownership culture nonsense and nothing else.
On the post: Ownership Mentality: Art Gallery Prohibits Sketching
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On the post: Ownership Mentality: Art Gallery Prohibits Sketching
I'd include, "Staring with an intent to remember" in there too, just to be safer.
You certainly don't want someone memorizing the statute or painting and recreating it at home.
For every artwork I'd include a 5 second timer. Anyone looking for more than 5 seconds would be arrested and charged with 1st Degree Grand Felony Piracy.
On the post: Is Using A Piece Of Existing Music In A Film To Underline An Emotion 'Rape' - Or Just The Way Cinema Works?
On the post: Tim O'Reilly Explains Where The Federal Gov't Has Gone Wrong On SOPA/PIPA: Solving The Wrong Problem
"Look, I've been paying you guys protection money for years, and I don't see any benefit. Honestly, I'm starting to get the impression that I'm paying you this money every month to protect myself from you. How does that make any sense as a business model?"
On the post: Lamar Smith Caught Infringing On Photographer's Copyright
In other words, they don't give a rat's ass about some photographer. But they do care if Disney's profits are deemed insufficient.
On the post: Insane Entitlement: EMI Sues Irish Gov't For Not Passing SOPA-Like Censorship Law
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In the US this would be completely nuts. But in Europe, it's just nutty.
On the post: Insane Entitlement: EMI Sues Irish Gov't For Not Passing SOPA-Like Censorship Law
However, in Europe, copyrights are bound up in "moral" rights. In other words, our Congress only has to follow what Article I, Section 8 provides. In Europe, countries have a moral right to protect copyrights.
I'm not saying it's right, I'm just trying to explain it.
On the post: WB, HBO Continue To Suck At Economics; New Policies Encourage Piracy
(Month later...)
My plan didn't work. So I'm going to continue punching my customers in the back of the head while jabbing a shiv into their spines. That'll work.
On the post: Capcom Tries To Tapdance Out Of Its SOPA Support, Blames 'Bad Journalism' For Its Own Statements
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On the post: Huge Supporter Of Stronger Copyright Law, Grover Norquist, Backing Away From SOPA
Problematic and extremely unpopular.
On the post: Capcom Tries To Tapdance Out Of Its SOPA Support, Blames 'Bad Journalism' For Its Own Statements
"So what's your opinion on the XYZ legislation?"
"Don't ask me, we've outsourced all legislative opinions to a third party. Ask them."
On the post: Righthaven Fails To Show Up In Court As Ordered... When Confronted Says It Got Confused Over The Date
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On the post: Righthaven Fails To Show Up In Court As Ordered... When Confronted Says It Got Confused Over The Date
Bad argument. I would have told the judge, "Your honor, some pirate stole my Corvette and I couldn't find another ride to court."
On the post: Obama Working To 'Fix' His Relationship With Hollywood
On the post: German Court Decisions Make Everyday Use Of The Internet Increasingly Risky There
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It's actually worse than that. As I've written before, the copyright industries do not actually have competitors as they do not compete in a free market.
On the post: German Court Decisions Make Everyday Use Of The Internet Increasingly Risky There
I'd considering agreeing with this if we actually obtained registered IP addresses.
Think of it this way, if you're the registered owner of a vehicle, and it's involved in an accident, you're at least partially liable. The only exception is if your vehicle is stolen. In a nutshell, it's your car and you'd better be careful about who you let drive it.
But that's not what is happening here. First, the lady was not assigned a specific IP address. She signed up for internet service. And second, even if she did sign up for a specific IP address, she relinquished the address when she dropped the service.
This ruling is beyond asinine. It simply allows the copyright monopolies to pick IP addresses at random and collect money.
On the post: The Insanity Of Copyright Law: When Even Professionals Have No Idea They're Breaking The Law
On the post: Lamar Smith Out Of Touch With The Internet: Still Thinks It's Just Google That Opposes SOPA
He knows what he's up against. It's just, in my humble and totally subjective opinion, that criminals will say anything to finish the job.
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