Here’s some updates - What the RIAA has suggested as content to ACTA:
I especially like quotes like this:
in the absence of proof to the contrary, an internet service provider shall be considered as knowing that the content it stores is infringing or illegal, and thus subject to liability for copyright infringement
I think comments are not needed…
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Comments aren’t needed, but public awareness is.
@1 Agreed.
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Parties shall: Provide that courts shall confiscate and destroy the equipment used for the manufacture of pirated goods in order to ensure that infringing parties do not repeat their illegal activities,….
this is too rich..
@4
So I guess they should start going after cd readers manufacters, as they are facilitating copyright infrigiment, right?
RIAA stupidity is astonishing.
Actually, that quote in the original post isn’t that bad when you tack on the rest of the section.
“…after receiving notification from the right holder or its representative, normally in writing, including by email or by telephone in the case of pre-release materials or in other exigent circumstances. ”
So basically, it says…
“If we contact you about infringing files you are storing, we then consider that you know the infringement is happening (and thus will be liable for the infringement if you do nothing to stop it), unless you can prove you had a server glitch or something and never received our correspondence.”
At the risk of playing Devil’s advocate (RIAA probably is the devil incarnate), this is a reasonable statement to make. Not saying I agree with it or what it legalized, but it’s reasonable.
Granted, a lot of the stuff in the wishlist is totally outrageous (especially all the ex parte stuff), but it does help discussion if you keep it in the appropriate context.
This, on the other hand, is so un-American it makes me sick to think that RIAA is actually has America in its name:
“5. Provide that orders by judicial authorities need not individually identify the items subject to seizure, so long as they fall within general categories specified in the order.”
It directly goes against the US Constitution’s 4th Amendment:
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and _particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized._”
The US Constitution and the (American) Declaration of Independence really are great documents, based on government by the people for the people, and it sickens me to think about how these assholes are defiling those great ideals for the sake of profit.
[...] serves as further antagonism is the RIAA’s new wish list in the form of ACTA - the Anti-Piracy Trade Agreement - already, they have been pursing their [...]
[...] RIAA’s wishlist was published several weeks ago, but hasn’t received much press (thanks Brokep). There are several scary suggestions in there though, and if the RIAA could have its way, the [...]
Guilty until proven otherwise? Lol
Most scarry parts are 1. Pirates from any countries can be bring to court in Usa and send prison in Usa. So any countries local polices just catch pirates and send them to Usa. Court then convict pirates for jail many years.
2. Pirates are automatically guilty and have no rights to lawyers to defend them. Pirates have less rights than terrorists.
My 2 cent for RIAA I wish some nuke RIAA/MPAA main offices.
3. Automatically death penalties to all pirates. Means pirates will send all over world to Usa and there executed to death.
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