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Internet Users of All Kinds Should Be Concerned by a New Copyright Office Report

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Re: Internet Users of All Kinds Should Be Concerned by a New Copyright Office Report

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Seems like a good idea to me. Are you thinking of small or large values for $X and $Y?

I think appropriate values would be whatever it costs to file a lawsuit in the relevant court, plus a transaction fee for the escrow service. DMCA takedown notices were sold as a way to get quicker action than filing for an injunction, but they should not be usable as an alternative to a real lawsuit. If you're sending a takedown notice, you should be prepared to follow up with a lawsuit, including being on the hook…

Maybe a sliding scale based on the companies revenue (or individuals income). Parent company if corporate.

If I am a small indie label protecting my artists why should my fee be extravagant? But if I am say, a subsidiary of Disney, maybe I can bully my way through the system and acquire more IP because I have access to capital.

Re: Internet Users of All Kinds Should Be Concerned by a New Copyright Office Report

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> It doesn't need to be a law passed by Congress. Then why should I (or anybody) be expected to follow it? And before you say "modern regulations" I'll point out that my position generally is that regulations instead of law are how we've gotten so deranged in the first place. Also, the money is fucked.

Same reason you follow rules set by the FCC and don't create your own pirate radio. They have there own enforcement.

Eh... i don't have a pirate radio because i'm lazy, not because i'm afraid.
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