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Pirate Bay Block Violates Democratic Principles, ISP Says
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| Norway’s largest Internet provider ‘Telenor’ was dragged to court by the
| movie and music industries last month, after it refused an earlier request to
| disable customer access to The Pirate Bay. Today, Telenor explains why it
| didn’t cave in to the legal pressure and says it wants the courts to rule on
| the issue instead.
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http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-block-violates-democratic-principles-isp-says-090710/
Music industry wrong about file sharing teens
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| If the music industry thinks that file sharing teens are the biggest problem
| it faces, it had better think again according to a new report into the
| digital piracy threat.
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| Speaking at the iTunes Music Festival in London last night, to an audience
| comprised largely of teenagers, Stephen Fry launched a somewhat surprisingly
| ferocious attack on how the entertainment industry tries to defend copyright
| interests in the digital age.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/26253/53/
Stephen Fry: Time For Politicians To Represent People's Interest On Copyright,
Not Corporations
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| This is an important point, actually. Thanks to some of the press coverage,
| and the way the industry often tries to frame this debate, you get this
| picture of evil kids destroying an industry by downloading tons and tons of
| content. And, there are some folks out there who do download a ton of stuff.
| But the real issue isn't with that group of folks, who would never have
| bought any content in the first place. It's with the everyday folks, like
| Stephen Fry, who would just like to access the content in the most convenient
| way possible -- and the industry is failing him. The answer isn't to go after
| some kids and fine them millions or throw them in jail. It's to respond to
| the market.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090713/1936485534.shtml
Recent:
Stephen Fry on copyright
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| At an event in London last night, the writer, actor, and gadget fan Stephen
| Fry launched a surprisingly ferocious attack on the music and movie
| industries over the way they have acted to defend their copyright.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/
Richard Marx (!) attacks RIAA after $1.92M Thomas verdict
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| Jammie Thomas-Rasset was held liable to sharing 24 songs, including one by
| pop crooner Richard Marx. But the lawsuit wasn't done in Marx's name—this
| week, he called out the recording industry's "greedy actions."
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/richard-marx-attacks-riaa-after-19m-thomas-verdict.ars
Moby: The RIAA Needs to be Disbanded
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| The two million dollar fine handed out to Jammie Thomas by a Minnesota jury
| this week hasn’t done the music industry’s image much good. While lawyers and
| high level managers at the major labels cracked open the Champagne, artists
| such as Moby and Radiohead shook their heads in shame at what the music world
| has become.
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http://torrentfreak.com/moby-the-riaa-needs-to-be-disbanded-090620/
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