America Has Much to Learn About Digital Piracy - Robert D. Atkinson

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The US loses about $20 billion a year on pirated software, movies, and music. But public policy can help stem the tide of digital theft. For example, France has recently passed a 'three strikes and you’re out' law, whereby if after two warning letters an individual continues to download pirated software then his Internet access will be cut off. US policy makers should consider adopting similar policies.

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Written by Robert D. Atkinson

11/18/2009 1 comment

Channel: Digital content & entertainment, Security, Telecom services
Tags: Americas, Europe

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The law is flawed

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Tuesday December 7, 2010 6:40:24 AM

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the proposal faces several serious hurdles, such as attributing blame where internet access is shared, and then determining what is illegal content. Although BitTorrent traffic is primarily pirated material, there is also increasing amounts of legal material as well. Even this week a German record company offered its entire music catalog via Pirate Bay, so even using and accessing material from the most famed pirate site of them all may not actually constitute downloading illegal material.

even Francois Copé, leader in the National Assembly of Sarkozy’s UMP, has backtracked on three-strikes law,to quote him

“Illegal downloading will be marginalised, not by restrictive legislation, but by technological progress and changing patterns of usage.”

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