Don't sweat copyrights, it's good for the economy

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Did I miss something here guys, or are you intentionally trying to be vague and ambiguous?

Many of these same CCIA members depend on adequate copyright protection for their own survival. And I bet if they are asked, rather than lumped together into a group like Mike Masnick and various CCIA adminstrators tend to do, they would agree with this post.

I don't really see anyone in the copyright industries arguing against "Fair Use" as long as it remains "fair" as the law intended it to be in the first place. It's when "fair use" starts to be confused with willful stealing that the distinction arises.

The recent CCIA complaints filed with the FTC, from what I can tell anyway, are nothing but a bag full of hot air. A total waste of everyone's time and taxpayers money. Do any of you folks at ZDNet really know anyone who has been harmed, or who feels their rights have been taken away from them because of the labels and/or disclaimers on television shows, DVD labels, or the MLB playoffs?

I say we all concentrate on "real" issues like what amount of our GNP will be lost if we continue to give energing nations (those that are foreign to the concept of copyrights) the notion that we are losing respects for those who generate copyrighted works in this society.

Did I miss something or do you agree? As journalists, you have as much to lose as anyone, if not more.

George P. Riddick, III
Chairman/CEO
Imageline, Inc.

griddick@imageline2.com

Posted by: gpaine   Posted on: 09/13/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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