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"The concept of IP (intellectual property) -- copyrights, patents, trademarks -- is enforced to bring IP into a capitalist framework. It works fairly well, however the fact that, in a digital world, IP can be copied for free makes a big difference to the optimal balance that can be achieved.

Capitalism is successful principally because it is a good mechanism for optimal distribution and use of scarce resources. If the resources aren't intrinsically scarce, introducing artificial scarcity [through IP laws] might not be the best option."

"Nobody here is arguing that artists shouldn't be compensated. We're arguing that the way in which the industry is seeking to get them compensated (forced pay-per-play through legislative manipulation) is wrong. We simply want to continue to allow property laws be shaped by the country's technological and economic environment."

"Shouldn't the movie studios/recording industry pour all their efforts into finding the source of these leaked files, rather than blaming everyone else on the 'net for their lack of basic security? Perhaps try to stop their own employees from walking out of the building with a CDR, or mailing 500MB MPEG attachments out of their office network?

Imagine if the National Mint had security this lax -- Everyone in the country would be a potential criminal. Mind you, the RIAA already think this, so..."

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They are running out of ideas. Something I found particularlyentertaining was their last blast in the press about how they are developing new technologies to target the end users' computers to eradicate peer-to-peer sharing networks. Obviously indended to frighten the unenlightened, this was 100% hoopla - because (and I'm sure you can back me on this with specifics) any such activity could be construed as cyber-terrorism, and any law that permitted it would also open up the floodgates for other, truly dangerous activities. The entertainment industry (mainly, its brass) should spend less time shaking in its boots about its ultimate powerlessness over file sharing, and spend more time figuring out a way to change with the times.

They are already doing the only things they have left: lying in press conferences, raising prices, getting heavy-handed with the politicians they fund and flooding P2P networks with bogus files. (Search for 'Red Dragon' on Kazaa right now and you'll see what I mean.)

Remember kids: Lars Ulrich does not have enough money.

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So. How many more days you wanna bet will pass, before the ISPs and 'net trunk operators and digital network admins file a class-action lawsuit AGAINST THE RIAA for grunging up their networks 1000-fold with "counter-cyber-terrorism" spam and refuse?

>:)

It's gonna be a very interesting next couple of years.