Posted on 12/11/2011 5:56:42 AM PST by JerseyHighlander
The system is imbalanced. Those who make a claim of copyright infringement now hold all the cards. They need to be held fully accountable and exposed to being counter sued for damages and frivolous charges and face punitive damages.
Organizations such as EFF are the only forces that fight to offset the power of Hollywood, media and others that want ever more power and restrictions that limit the power of the public, but at the expense of the public.
Every time I see the Hollywood/entertainment industry orchestrated warning on a DVD, that copyright infringement will lead to $250K fine and FBI charges and imprisonment it is an example of corporate power working against Americans. These are not crimes, they should be civil charges that are totally the responsibility of the corporation to investigate, and sue and not the justice department at the expense of every American.
Copyright infringement between businesses is not criminal, it is civil. NO CEO ever goes to prison. The shareholders pay fines and the CEO gets a bonus. Why is it criminal with American citizens? Because Congress is owned by corporations not the citizens as intended.
No surprises regarding government seeking more and more and more. The film *More* (once viewed - approximately 12 minutes) comes to mind. The moral of the film / story was the people and government always cry out for more. Then eventually there is nobody left producing anything of valve and there is no more. Reminds me of government leaders of today. Not surprised by the government leaders cry for more via legislation, because they know there is something the people have they (government) wants. Seems to make government jealous, even though the government leaders have been taking *more* for longer than can be remembered and while government does not have it all, cry out for more. The belly of the beast ... Never satisfied. Saying no to *more* is not the beast's nature. Defeating the beast ... has been so long, unsure any*more* how it is done. The beast eats on, 24 / 7 with the demand of *more*, and the beast knows the people normally exert little or no control. May this time be different, the beast be defeated, and freedom be retained and supreme. Based on the calculations encountered throughout history ... am expecting the standard reply. Thanks, and will give my rep my thoughts.
It’s important that all Republican contenders take a position on SOPA, and the treatment of copyright infringement as a criminal act.
Great post. Bump
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