I woke up this morning and took a look around to see where things stand on P2P. Vietnam is going crack down harder on piracy, France affirms downloading is legal, RIAA is rebuffed by the Supreme Court and Dutch experts concluded that current IP laws don’t work. P2P: Where Do You Want To Get Sued Today?
US:
As L.A. Police Captain is being sued for selling counterfeit dvds, the Justice Department pushes for “legal assault” on piracy, saying peer-to-peer piracy is a “widespread” problem that can be addressed only through more spending, more FBI agents and more power for prosecutors. Why? Because the Supreme Court states that the Industry can’t force internet service providers to turn over the names of users trading music files online.
UK:
On the other hand the UK high court ruled ISP’s must identify 28 file sharers and assists the FBI in seizing servers in Britain.
Asia:
Not wanted to be left behind India demands stringent action against pirates, Vietnam will impose heavier penalty on IPR violators and in Australia downloading could get even tougher following a landmark copyright case due to begin in the Federal Court next week.
Europe:
All still quiet in Holland as the local RIAA hasn’t yet took action against Shareconnector after their much hyped announcement. Maybe because the experts concluded last Friday that IP laws don’t work (language: Dutch) and France acquitted a 22-year-old Internet user who’d copied 488 movies from the Internet and from DVDs loaned to him by some of his friends.
Hopefully I’ll wake up tomorrow morning in a happy place…in South-America or Africa for instance
