Published: 20 May 09 16:56 CET | Print version
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The US entertainment companies who last month claimed victory in The Pirate Bay trial have now appealed the verdict, arguing that the fines imposed on the four men convicted in the case were too low.
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RoyceD is right they can't sell us the usual rubbish so it hurts..good music and good movies always find the buyer..last time i checked people still kept buying Shakespeare, Dostoevsky or the Bible...an there is no copyright on them, you can download them freely...
Anything else is just pure spite and to inflict pain. There is no need for it.
I know the pirate bay people have been flouting the law, but having a judge who is comprimised on a case and then looking to twist the knife tells me a lot about the people taking the case.
They have won, now they want to kick them while they are down.
The future is all your music at your fingertips all the time. Why worry if you brought a certain track if you know it will be available instantly, anywhere?
The major labels could have charged for P2P transfers for the last decade. Instead, they demonized the technology, tried to bully their customers unsuccessfuly and left all that money on the table. But that ship has sailed. Technology is a story of evolution. If you think that physical will still rule, then you're reading this on an Apple II or an original IBM PC. It is misleading to call them entertainment companies. The way they act, you would think they were in the plastic business.
Furthermore, this truly does highlight the need for the Pirate Party. The US production companies want to establish legal precedent. With a first case setting legal precedent against file sharing, discussion on the topic of copyright reform will become effectively pointless. Thus, the Pirate Party is needed so that the legitimacy of current copyright laws can be questioned and properly discussed. Only then can some system which supports quality art culture and free information can be reached.
I was very impressed with the structure of your post. I am a pro Pirate bay advocate, and I believe that people like you who can structure their message so eloquently, will ultimately enable Prate Bay to "win the day"