Crackdown: Global antipiracy treaty progressing…
Posted October 24, 2007 — in Music News
Crimes that have crippled the music industry are now be taken serious by authories. Hundreds of illegal sites could be threatened with the ‘Global antipiracy treaty’ in works.
Global counterfeiting and piracy steal billions of dollars from workers, artists and entrepreneurs and the U.S. Government plans to strengthen the legal framework of intellectual property rights enforcement.
Now that the government has finally acknowledged this is a serious problem, the next step is to combat this global problem. Countries taking part in the negotiations include Canada, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Switzerland and the 27 member states of the European Union.
The new treaty is intended to complement the existing Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual-Property Rights — the so-called TRIPS agreement established by the World Trade Organization.
“It will not involve any changes to the TRIPS agreement,” the USTR said. “Rather, the goal is to set a new, higher benchmark for enforcement that countries can join on a voluntary basis.”
The Bottom Line: This is good news for anyone who is in the copyright industry. They may finally see the silver lining along the edge of the cloud.
This is exactly what needs to be done. Going after the “small guy” will never end, if they don’t go after the companies that allow this activity.
When alcohol was banned back in the day, did the authorities just go after the people that bought alcohol on the blackmarket? No. They went after the bars and manufacturers.
If we are going to make something “illegal”, then go after the people that are distributing that material, right?
Comment by Tim Towner — October 24, 2007 @ 9:31 am
I dont agree.
http://rawkblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/critical-backlash-why-we-need-oink.html
http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/defending-the-pig-oink-croaks/
Comment by anonymous — October 24, 2007 @ 9:49 am
The only reason why these sites keep popping us, is because the industry has obviously failed to come up with a solution that gives the public what they truly want. It’s not 1 buck a track. Yes, a latte at Starbucks costs 5 bucks, and you own a track for life, but as Lefsetz said today “There IS NO CONTROL! Face it! The genie can’t be put back in the bottle. Deal with reality old farts.”
Comment by anonymous — October 24, 2007 @ 9:52 am
It’s sort of like herding cattle. You’re in control, but not really. You’re actually trying to get yours just as much as they’re trying to get theirs. You can’t deal with them one by one. The trick is to give them enough of what they want that they COMPLY AS A WHOLE, so as to still accomplish your ultimate goal. You have to see the BIG PICTURE, the details are irrelevant.
Who gives a fuck what a song costs so long as people are buying more & paying the same amount of money? If 2 million people buy a Fall Out Boy record @ $1/trk, or if 8 million people buy a Fall Out Boy record @ $.25/trk, what’s the difference?
Anything that causes friction is NOT the answer. Because once you’ve lost them, getting things back under control is a REAL BITCH.
At least that’s what herding cattle seems to be like.
Comment by Jon Cole — October 24, 2007 @ 10:29 pm