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RE: Next battle in the illegal download wars

Posted by k-k-k-kenny (A) on July 15, 2012 at 06:14:06

In Reply to: Next battle in the illegal download wars posted by rbolaw on July 11, 2012 at 13:17:06:

As a visitor to your beautiful country some things strike me which may not be obvious to those who live here. Among them, the desire of those who own property to extend their rent-collecting powers, using the organs of the state to assist where possible.

Hence, the co-option of the criminal law to indirectly enforce the grossly extended intellectual property laws which currently prevail, as in the case of Briton Richard O'Dwyer, who has not actually violated any private right.

In the long run, I do not believe that moves like this are in the interests of US society, since the fragmentation and "ownership" of ideas for long periods coupled with a willing legal profession and system to enforce them stifle the creativity which has historically been such a great source of the US' strength. But such a view sits ill with the interests of those who can currently claim some monopoly right, and wish their exploitation of it to continue to the crack of doom.

• http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/technology/us-pursues-rich   (Open in New Window)

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