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UK Academics Warn Copyright Extension Supporters Not To Fall Back Into The
Evidence-Free Zone
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| The one exception he highlights? Copyright extension in the UK, where the
| famous Gowers' Report recommended against copyright extension, based on
| evidence that it would do a lot more harm than good. After the report came
| out, Gowers actually admitted that the evidence showed that the best economic
| results would be to make copyright much shorter, but he didn't push that at
| the time, since the interest was in the other direction. Yet, despite this
| evidence that copyright extension would basically harm nearly everyone --
| including musicians and the public -- some politicians in the UK have been
| saying it must be done anyway. Yes, the one case where actual economic
| evidence is being used... and it's being totally ignored.
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090303/1937513976.shtml
[A2k] Korea, Three Strikes Out Provision Passed in the Standing Committee with
Some Changes
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| On March 3, 2009, the National Assembly's Committee on Culture, Sports,
| Tourism, Broadcasting & Communications (CCSTB&C) passed a bill to revise the
| Copyright Law. The bill includes the so called, "three strikes out"
| or "graduated response" provision. The basic structure of the three strikes
| out provision is the same as that of the bill proposed by the Ministry of
| Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) in July, 2008
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http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/a2k/2009-March/003988.html
Recent:
MPAA Study Links Piracy to Gangs and Terrorists
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| The MPAA funded report report titled ‘Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and
| Terrorism’ claims that terrorist groups use film piracy to finance their
| activities, while organized gangs see it as a significant revenue stream.
| Selling pirated goods is a ‘low-risk, high-profit enterprise’ which attracts
| criminals of all sorts according to the report. And, as if that is not bad
| enough, in some areas the influence of these pirating gangs extends into law
| enforcement and political leaders, who are bought, intimidated, or induced to
| create “protected spaces” where crime flourishes.
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http://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-study-links-film-piracy-to-gangs-and-terrorists-090304/
MPAA Study Calls For Piracy Patriot Act
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/03/05/mpaa-study-calls-for-piracy-patriot-act
Is Nicholas Sarkozy One Strike Towards Losing His Internet Connection?
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| The latest is that French President, Nicholas Sarkozy, a big supporter of
| setting up a three strikes law in France, is being accused of violating
| copyright law himself.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090226/0101073907.shtml
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