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Originally Posted by stocktrader23
signupdamnit, you are correct that DMCA was probably never meant to allow what we see going on but copyrights were never meant to function as they do today either.
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Yes they were. They were meant to protect the creators of a product from every Tom, Dick and Harry thinking he can "share" his one copy with the world.
How much on Youtube is "User generated" and how much was generated by someone else and uploaded by a Tom, Dick and Harry thinking he can "share" his one copy with the world? The same on Twitter and FB.
When it comes to porn, we know the % of full scenes that are made by couples at home to the number of pirated scenes. So why if the technology changes shouldn't laws change or be passed to update the original intention of the laws? Just because we have the Internet today, should we abandon the protection of the creators to create and profit from their work?
What about murder laws, we now have tasers, if you kill someone with a taser, should it not be included in the law on murder? Extreme ridiculous example, but you get what I mean. Should forums that exist solely on pirated content be aloud to make money on their linking of pirates?
They make money by selling ad space or traffic. Where was the traffic you are selling coming from. Should you be allowed to profit from some Tom, Dick and Harry thinking he can "share" his one copy with the world. By selling the traffic that goes to download it?
I think many peoples views here are tainted by their benefits or losses from piracy. I just looked at some free tones and was amazed at the amount of music from top bands that I should be and will pay for, being available for free. Did the copyright holder give his permission or did some Tom, Dick or Harry, decide to share it with the world?
Pirates need to be blasted out of the water.