Protest

[clanwilliam]

From assorted people, including gioiaverdi, hano, sierra_le_oli and shezanIn case you were wondering, the black user icons thing that many have suddenly started displaying is to show solidarity with Internet Blackout NZ which is protesting against

Comments

[caerleon]

Have you been following the Pirate Bay trial?.. very interesting so far.. I feel as though it's going to be thrown out of court any minute..

[clanwilliam]

I saw it had started, but I haven't followed it, not least because I suspect I'll have to follow it professionally in the immediate future so I'll wait until then. Or until there's a verdict, whichever comes first.

The NZ situation though? Less likely to be something landing across my desk, since it's too far away.

[silly_swordsman]

Some friends of mine in Sweden are involved in "The Pirate Party", and I've been following their blogs (in Swedish only, alas) as much as the Swedish mainstream media. Thing is, as much as I can understand the rights holders frustration, the law isn't really set up to deal with this sort of thing (but don't quote me on that - shriker_tam is your first port of call for matters regarding Swedish law).

[aquila1nz]

Thank you!

[essayel]

Eh? And just how do they define copyright infringement?

This is interesting. *goes to find out more*

[jester_uk]

"Doing something that the MPAA and RIAA don't get paid for."

Not actual copyright infringement as defined in law, I suspect.
And that's not the problem, the problem is treating "being accused" the same as "being guilty"

[essayel]

That is indeed the glaring problem and cause for the initial 'Eh?'

[swaldman]

That's an additional problem - the MPAA/RIAA would like to (and have in the US) make it illegal to do anything they don't like, whether or not it infringes copyright. But, that isn't this issue...