Re: [dvd-discuss] Illegal tactics funded by Anti-piracy advocates

["Glendon M. Gross" <gross(at)xinetd.ath.cx>]

microlenz@earthlink.net wrote:
> 
> On 6 May 2003 at 22:54, Stephen L Johnson wrote:
> 
[...]

> > 4) Another approach would be to interdication. Block access to the
> > network while attempting to download music.
> >
> > The article talked a bit about the various legal ramifications. Noted
> > that the Record Labels will not talk about any of it publicly. Record
> > excutives are divided on rolling this stuff out. They are trying to find
> > the right balance.
> >
> 
> No balance....Question...in the digital age..will vigilantism force the abuse
> of copyright defense  as punishment maybe stripping of copyright ownership and
> putting them into thepublic domain is an appropriate punishment...punitive
> damages must punish and stripping off copyright is very punitive

Nevertheless, this sounds like a good potential solution. If ownership
of copyright
conveys privileges, no doubt it also conveys responsibilities, n'est-ce
pas?  Consequently, if copyright ownership causes a copyright holder to
believe he can
break the law, shouldn't he (eventually, and perhaps only after repeated
offenses)
lose his ownership of the copyright he is "defending" to the injured
party?

This would happen naturally, of course, if the punitive copyright holder
causes material damage in excess of the value of the copyright itself
(such as in the case where the
judge finds the copyright holder guilty in a wrongful death suit, as in
the other
example given on this list.)  This is far fetched, I suppose, but
nevertheless I like the idea that copyright ownership should carry with
it the responsibility to use such ownership lawfully, and that willfully
and arrogantly violating the laws should also carry with it some kind of
implicit penalty that comes from wrongful use of the copyright.  

Thoughts, anyone?

Regards,

Glendon Gross



> >
> > On Tue, 2003-05-06 at 19:30, microlenz@earthlink.net wrote:
> > > So what's the gist?
> > >
> > > On 6 May 2003 at 17:08, Glendon M. Gross wrote:
> > >
> > > Date sent:          Tue, 06 May 2003 17:08:09 -0700
> > > From:               "Glendon M. Gross" <gross@xinetd.ath.cx>
> > > Organization:       Xinetd Communications
> > > To:                 dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
> > > Subject:            [dvd-discuss] Illegal tactics funded by Anti-piracy advocates
> > > Send reply to:      dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
> > >
> > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/04/business/04MUSI.html
> > >
> > >
> >