Petition wrote:
Note: This is only valid for residents of the United States.
Fenris_GreyClaw wrote:
Petition wrote:
Note: This is only valid for residents of the United States.
Why fix a system that needs abolishing?nukchebi0 wrote:
Additionally, they fail to put forth ideas for fixing the system.
What system needs to go into effect?nukchebi0 wrote:
Replace the system, whatever then.
This?To The United States Congress:
We are the customers and former customers of the member labels of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). We love music and will gladly pay a fair price for it, but we are outraged by the RIAA's tactics in suing ordinary Americans for filesharing.
We condemn the RIAA's choice to force the family of a 12 year-old girl to forfeit $2,000 - money that could have gone to feed, clothe and educate this honor student. We stand with the retirees, parents, children and others who have been caught in the RIAA's line of fire.
We respect reasonable copyright law, but we strongly oppose copyright enforcement that comes at the expense of privacy, due process and fair application of the law.
We urge you, as our representatives in Congress, to stop this madness.
We oppose the recording industry's decision to attack the public, bankrupt its customers and offer false amnesty to those who would impugn themselves. We call instead for a real amnesty: the development of a legal alternative that preserves file-sharing technology while ensuring that artists are fairly compensated.
In signing this petition, we formally request that the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), as representatives of the public interest, be included in any upcoming hearings regarding the proper scope of copyright enforcement in the digital age.
We sincerely thank you for your time.
I laugh at this.Copyright law shouldn't make criminals out of more than 60 million Americans — tell Congress that it's time to stop the madness!
This.. is.. SPARTA!nukchebi0 wrote:
Whatever they mentioned in their petition.madness.madness
In defense of the petition, they probably want a reform of the copyright system. It seems that whenever Mickey Mouse is a few years away from public domain, copyright law gets extended. How does that aid creative works? In fact, copyrights can last for up to 120 years, which does not seem to benefit really anyone. The point of copyrights and patents is to make a state-granted monopoly for a short period of time as an incentive to develop new and innovative ideas. That does not happen anymore, as creative works seems to be protected for inordinate amounts of time.nukchebi0 wrote:
I laugh at this.Copyright law shouldn't make criminals out of more than 60 million Americans — tell Congress that it's time to stop the madness!
If not, we will hack it, just as in Die Hard 4.0nukchebi0 wrote:
Replace the system, whatever then.
Trust me my friend, they make a difference.Entertayner wrote:
And when have you ever seen one of these petitions make an ounce of difference?
