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Originally Posted by zerospinboson
*shrug* If it were only about the law, that would be one thing.. The problem is that it's about the interpretation of laws by judges who feel/think/believe that IPRs are needed to "protect innovation". Which means that nothing will happen to "damage" them, because economics and politics are what makes the world go round, and the justice system is just around to protect the establishment.
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What's a little different with this story is that we're not talking about judges in this case, we're talking about federal prosecutors. That and quite a few of the statements in the article are downright hysterical.
Investigating/prosecuting copyright is a matter of public safety?
The attendees of this meeting were members of the cabinet and executives from each of the big commercial content industries. Gee, big surprise.
The BSA claims that a 10% reduction in piracy would create a $24 billion increase in tax revenue?