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This is one of the replies on the new laws that they want to introduce over here in the UK
161. At 04:13 PM on 12 Feb 2008
One refers to "copyright theft", but IMHO the problem is with the present copyright law. Why should ownership of rights remain after the investor has been given sufficient time to cover their costs and make a reasonable profit ? Does Ford think it can sell the same car and be paid for it again and again for years to come ? Does your plumber keep coming back for payment again and again for work they did on one occasion years ago ? By all means rigidly enforce a ban on copying for a reasonable period, but the existing arrangement is just biased in favour of those who can ensure the status quo remains.
Meanwhile I have doubts the ISPs can comply for any length of time. Whatever is done to catch the first few hundred, the systems will change and they will be back to square one. In any event, policing should be done by the police, not ISPs, nor employers nor neighbourhood watch, nor community support officers, nor suchlike.
The laws do need to change but how will they implement this accross the world
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