tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20803105.post1199466006571756262..comments2024-03-23T13:09:54.464-04:00Comments on EXCESS COPYRIGHT: COPYRIGHT INTERRUPTUSHoward Knopfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321190334597129416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20803105.post-61759112874051218672007-12-18T11:31:00.000-05:002007-12-18T11:31:00.000-05:00Thanks for this Howard. I get very hung up on the ...Thanks for this Howard. I get very hung up on the rhetoric and anger this debate inspires. I have to say, and have said (see link), I find this posting refreshing.<BR/><BR/>be of good cheer:<BR/><BR/>http://johndegen.blogspot.com/2007/12/bedfellows.htmlJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803855978550653817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20803105.post-6442323525979565512007-12-14T23:52:00.000-05:002007-12-14T23:52:00.000-05:00Some other thoughts I have are:* If DRM is used to...Some other thoughts I have are:<BR/><BR/>* If DRM is used to prevent copying, then there should not be restrictions on the return policy. There are many software products that can't be copied due to DRM, yet if you open them they can't be returned, even half an hour later.<BR/><BR/>* If DRM is used, it shouldn't trivial in nature. If it's easy to bypass, it becomes nothing but bait for lawsuits.<BR/><BR/>* If there is to be protection on the content, then all media forms must also be DRM'ed. It makes no sense to DRM downloads from iTunes, when the same files are unencrypted on CD. It becomes a crime to convert the file from a DRM format, even if it is released for public sale in unencrypted form as well?<BR/><BR/>* P2P should remain legal, with or without the levy. There are many legal uses for P2P, not the least of which is to download Linux (plus patches, new versions, extensions and additional "free" software).<BR/><BR/>* DRM content files should be provided to the government in unprotected form, in case the DRM fails and prevents people from accessing their purchased items. Google tried to shut down its music store, and walk away from DRM support. Sony uses 3 levels of DRM on Bluray movies, and you need to update drivers to keep playing the movies. Not all companies update as quickly as the disks, or will always support "that model". DRM shouldn't require constant repurchase of content.<BR/><BR/>* Copyright content must be made available to libraries, and be available in the public domain once their copyrights expire. If the DRM prevents either of these scenarios, then perhaps copyright law shouldn't really apply because they are inherently uncopiable, and will never be in the public domain?<BR/><BR/>* "Corporate copyrights" and length of term. When and how do these expire?<BR/><BR/>* Some system be considered that makes it clear when a file can be legitimately downloaded. Currently, big media corporations use legal takedowns, but what if some item (such as a Linux distribution) are clearly permitted to be copied? <BR/><BR/>* Some musicians use mp3 files to promote their music, rather than just sell it. How are people expected to know the difference between "free" mp3's (that still retain their copyright status), and mp3 files that result in $20,000 damages for downloading? Or, is the government officially eliminating "free" things? And doesn't that essentially outlaw the public domain?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks so much for all your posts, I do read them even if I don't always respond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com