Comments on: RIAA’s Next Step: A $2 Million Gift From Taxpayers http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2004/03/27/riaas-next-step-a-2-million-gift-from-taxpayers/ News and Analysis on Copyright, Trademark, Internet Law, and Culture from San Francisco Attorney Joe Gratz Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:16:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mayhem & Chaos Blog http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2004/03/27/riaas-next-step-a-2-million-gift-from-taxpayers/#comment-884 Mayhem & Chaos Blog Wed, 13 Oct 2004 03:08:39 +0000 http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2004/03/27/riaas-next-step-a-2-million-gift-from-taxpayers/#comment-884 <strong> Earlier today I asked</strong> Earlier today I asked what the RIAA would do next, and Glenn Brown provided me with the answer just now: U.S. Declares War on Intellectual Property Theft LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday outlined what it called its most s... Earlier today I asked
Earlier today I asked what the RIAA would do next, and Glenn Brown provided me with the answer just now: U.S. Declares War on Intellectual Property Theft LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday outlined what it called its most s…

]]> By: Joe Gratz http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2004/03/27/riaas-next-step-a-2-million-gift-from-taxpayers/#comment-322 Joe Gratz Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:33:07 +0000 http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2004/03/27/riaas-next-step-a-2-million-gift-from-taxpayers/#comment-322 The government is already providing protection for the victims of copyright infringement. They have created a private cause of action through which wronged copyright holders can recover damages from infringers. The government also provides protection by prosecuting criminal copyright infringement. Making the government not only prosecute criminal copyright infringement cases, but ALSO civil copyright infringement cases, is just a gift to the copyright holder who would otherwise have to expend resources to bring the civil suit himself. That's just not how our system works. If we enter into a contract, say, and you breach that contract, it's not right for the government to sue you on my behalf. What happened was between us, so I should have to bear the costs of bringing a breach of contract suit against you. Civil copyright infringement is the same way. The government is already providing protection for the victims of copyright infringement. They have created a private cause of action through which wronged copyright holders can recover damages from infringers.

The government also provides protection by prosecuting criminal copyright infringement.

Making the government not only prosecute criminal copyright infringement cases, but ALSO civil copyright infringement cases, is just a gift to the copyright holder who would otherwise have to expend resources to bring the civil suit himself. That’s just not how our system works. If we enter into a contract, say, and you breach that contract, it’s not right for the government to sue you on my behalf. What happened was between us, so I should have to bear the costs of bringing a breach of contract suit against you. Civil copyright infringement is the same way.

]]> By: Keith http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2004/03/27/riaas-next-step-a-2-million-gift-from-taxpayers/#comment-321 Keith Fri, 16 Jul 2004 07:01:05 +0000 http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2004/03/27/riaas-next-step-a-2-million-gift-from-taxpayers/#comment-321 The RIAA represents companies who *own* the copy right on the music. People who "share" music are stealing it. Government protection for the victim of theft is not "rent seeking". If a good example of "rent seeking" is the steel industry lobbying for high tarrifs on imported steel, this is not the same concept! How did the music get here? Blank Out. The RIAA represents companies who *own* the copy right on the music. People who “share” music are stealing it. Government protection for the victim of theft is not “rent seeking”. If a good example of “rent seeking” is the steel industry lobbying for high tarrifs on imported steel, this is not the same concept!

How did the music get here? Blank Out.

]]> By: Keith http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2004/03/27/riaas-next-step-a-2-million-gift-from-taxpayers/#comment-320 Keith Fri, 16 Jul 2004 06:56:05 +0000 http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2004/03/27/riaas-next-step-a-2-million-gift-from-taxpayers/#comment-320 Now that the music got here, I wanna take it. Pragmatism. All the rationalizing in the world won't change theft into something other than theft. Now that the music got here, I wanna take it.

Pragmatism.

All the rationalizing in the world won’t change theft into something other than theft.

]]> By: Mayhem & Chaos Blog http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2004/03/27/riaas-next-step-a-2-million-gift-from-taxpayers/#comment-224 Mayhem & Chaos Blog Thu, 01 Apr 2004 23:07:00 +0000 http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2004/03/27/riaas-next-step-a-2-million-gift-from-taxpayers/#comment-224 <strong>Sen. Hatch as Strange Ally of Pornography Industry</strong> Ernest Miller has a great take on the PIRATE act -- he takes the most insightful comments from the net and goes on to postulate about Hatch being an ally to the pornography industry: Perhaps Hatch doesn't realize this, but most pornography is copyrig... Sen. Hatch as Strange Ally of Pornography Industry
Ernest Miller has a great take on the PIRATE act — he takes the most insightful comments from the net and goes on to postulate about Hatch being an ally to the pornography industry: Perhaps Hatch doesn’t realize this, but most pornography is copyrig…

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