In part one and two we provided an overview of current copyright laws, and provided examples of how current legislation is having an adverse effect on business, and those that produce intellectual property. In this part, we’ll look at the hidden effects of weak copyright enforcement on both Internet “readers” and users, and the millions …
Category Archive: Government Policy
Jan
17
SOPA, Copyright, Safe Harbor and What It Means For “Regular” People – Part II – Examples
In Part I of this series, I provided an overview of the existing laws covering copyright on the Internet and pointed out that a) the onus for enforcement rests with the victim and b) safe harbor provisions mean that the “publisher” of illegal material cannot be held responsible and accountable for doing so. So, what …
Jan
17
SOPA, Copyright, Safe Harbor and What It Means For “Regular” People – Part I – Overview
We’re going to continue to hear about SOPA, the proposed legislation to address digital piracy, although this week President Obama basically said the legislation isn’t going to happen. There’s lots of commentary about what this is all about, but most of it centers on how “the big media” giants want this legislation, while the “civil …