Ethical challenges that cost money.

[KmH]

http://www.roniloren.com/blog/2012/7...your-blog.html

Bloggers beware.

 

[Kolia]

The line has to be drawn somewhere I suppose.

 

[JAC526]

This sounds to me exactly like the illegal download of music.

They will make examples out of some but their is no way that this can be enforced for everyone.

And that is why internet copyright law is a shambles and will end up in the Supreme Court at some point.

 

[KmH]

How is copyright law 'in a shambles' relative to the internet? It's been pretty straight forward since they added the DMCA and the OCILLA statutes.

See Chapter 5 - U.S. Copyright Office - Copyright Law of the United States

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Internet Memes and Copyright « Arther Law's Industry Insider

 

[rexbobcat]

How many people REALLY register their images with the copyright office. If they don't even care that much, then I don't understand why they get so mad when their photos are stolen. I mean, it's the internet. They should already assume that their photos will be stolen and work from that mentality.

Just to be clear, I do think it's very wrong, but I think people seem to be pretty lax about the whole thing until it happens to them. Then it's serious business....

lol

 

[JAC526]

How is copyright law 'in a shambles' relative to the internet? It's been pretty straight forward since they added the DMCA and the OCILLA statutes.

See Chapter 5 - U.S. Copyright Office - Copyright Law of the United States

How is a law effective if it can't be enforced with any type of equality?

 

[KmH]

Internet Memes and Copyright « Arther Law's Industry Insider

Thanks for the link. That is one writers opinion, and like so many others only partially quotes the US Copyright Offices 'Fair Use' doctrine. http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

For specifics on 'fair use'- see 107 thru 118 in Chapter 1 of Title 17 U.S. code - http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.pdf

Copyright law has been undergoing regular change since it was first written. While the internet will drive changes in the future, what stands as copyright law today is what we have to deal with today.

http://www.google.com/webhp?rlz=1C1...2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1600&bih=1109

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Yeah, it's an opinion piece. I just thought it was an interesting read. It wasn't posted as a retort.

 

[KmH]

How is copyright law 'in a shambles' relative to the internet? It's been pretty straight forward since they added the DMCA and the OCILLA statutes.

See Chapter 5 - U.S. Copyright Office - Copyright Law of the United States

How is a law effective if it can't be enforced with any type of equality?

What do you mean by 'enforce with any type of equality'?

The vast majority of copyright infringers pay no penalty for their infringement. The federal government doesn't police my copyrights. I'm expected to do that.

 

[KmH]

Yeah, it's an opinion piece. I just thought it was an interesting read. It wasn't posted as a retort.

It wasn't taken as a retort, which is why I thanked you for the link. :thumbup:

 

[JAC526]

How is copyright law 'in a shambles' relative to the internet? It's been pretty straight forward since they added the DMCA and the OCILLA statutes.

See Chapter 5 - U.S. Copyright Office - Copyright Law of the United States

How is a law effective if it can't be enforced with any type of equality?

What do you mean by 'enforce with any type of equality'?

I mean that it will be enforced the same way illegal music is "enforced." They will drop the hammer on a few people to make examples of them while everyone else will continue to take their chances with virtually no risk of being punished.

 

[KmH]

So you think those they pursue should be let off, because illegal downloads of music and other intellectual property is so rampant it is impossible for the industry to go after all of them?

Why do retail stores call the cops on people for shoplifting? How is stealing someones intellectual property any different than stealing their wallet?

Why do people consider intellectual property on the internet to be free for the taking?

 

[JAC526]

How many people get caught shoplifting and get let off?

How many people get caught taking intellectual property and actually get prosecuted?

I'm not arguing if its a crime or not. I'm arguing that for a law to be effective it needs to be enforceable.

And in my opinion, internet copyright law is not enforceable in a meaningful way.

 

[Kolia]

Why do people consider intellectual property on the internet to be free for the taking?

This is the part that needs to be addressed. I predict that when the Gen Y gets older and start having something to loose to online piracy, things will change and the "free copy" won't seem as free anymore.

In the mean time, there will be some people that will be made an example of. That's how most law enforcing has worked so far.

I'm amazed how people think they can meld in the crowd online when everything is in fact monitored and recorded !