EPIC is working on a formal position paper concerning copyright and intellectual property protection. The first version of this position is posted here. We invite your comments here on the blog.
Authors are welcome to view and take advantage of the information we have posted on DMCA notices. Please let us know if you find this information helpful.
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I have a small hamburger shop on the corner. My burgers are the best in the city. People gladly pay the $5 a piece to enjoy them. A person comes into my shop and demands that I give him a burger because he has a right to it. He comes behind the counter and takes a burger. Then he goes out on the street and sells if for $1.
Did he steal from me?
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This is an independent analysis conducted by a lawyer not affiliated with either side in the dispute. Please tweet it, share it, refer to it before being seduced by EFF's hyperbole.
http://www.freebiemaster.org/images/nov17.html
Just scroll down to the collection within the collection of 638 e-books including the Harry Potter books, the DiscWorld books, OSC's works.
http://blog.copyrightalliance.org/2011/11/the-facts-on-protect-ip-and-the-stop-online-piracy-act-what-are-rogue-sites/
Brilliant site!
http://www.copyhype.com
Washington Post: Post Tech – Facebook, Google join to fight Internet piracy legislation
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House Judiciary Committee
Hearing on H.R. 3261, the "Stop Online Piracy Act"
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Check out Scott Cleland’s piece on Forbes today: Google’s Piracy Liability. Scott does an admirable job of explaining why the biggest "innovators" and technological companies may not be in favor of improved copyright protections for authors, artists, musicians etc.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottcleland/2011/11/09/googles-piracy-liability/
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111105/00070816645/are-there-any-legal-issues-if-amazon-accidentally-gives-away-thousands-your-ebooks-free.shtml
Amazon accidentally gave away 6,000 copies of an author's e-book and refuses to pay him royalties.
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http://torrentfreak.com/top-10-largest-file-sharing-sites-110828/
Presumably, there are still comments. This might not be the best hornets' nest to stomp on!
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Sending readers to loc.gov for copyright information isn't always the best move. For a more reader-friendly resource, check out
http://mbyerly.blogspot.com/2009/03/readers-guide-to-copyright.html
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http://techland.time.com/2011/11/07/congresss-piracy-blacklist-plan-a-cure-worse-than-the-disease/
To rebut some of the points made by the anti-Copyright Protection writer, many “rogue sites” appear to be legitimate, a message conveying that a particular site has been blocked by order of a United States District Court can have an important educational effect for subscribers,
Cary Sherman, Chairman and CEO of the RIAA has an oped in CNET:
RIAA chief: Copyright bills won’t kill the Internet
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http://shilohwalker.wordpress.com/readers-piracy-2/
This is a powerful, comprehensive, and highly readable article by shiloh in which she explains the devastating effects of copyright infringement, and answers some of the most common "justifications" that pirates and digital parasites favor.
Betty asked me to post my initial comment as a stand-alone post, so, with apologies for the repetition, here it is:
If I may, in subsequent messages, I should like to share insights into what us being done by the copyrightalliance.org and how EPIC members and friends may be able to help ensure that authors' and artists' copyrights are protected.
In another post I mentioned this article on CNN in which their reporter's entire premise (about why he dislikes the new Amazon lending program for Prime Users) hinges on his false statement that if you buy an e-book "You Own The Content And Can Do What You Like With It".
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/11/04/why-amazon-lending-worries-me/
Another possibly misinformed correspondent on ZDNET publishes his opinion that free speech rights are in danger.
ZDNET: New House of Representatives bill may strangle the Internet or nerf the First Amendment
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/new-house-of-representatives-bill-may-strangle-the-internet-or-nerf-the-first-amendment/10963
The Copyright Alliance rebuts this premise.
"Rogue websites exist to benefit from the theft of other's intellectual property no one has provided even a single example of a rogue site that contains speech protected by theFirst Amendment.
Helpful Facts:
Myth: "Make no mistake about it, the SOPA legislation is running right up against our First Amendment rights."
Business Insider also publishes a somewhat partisan view (from the Free Information lobby)
Fred Wilson in Business Insider http://www.businessinsider.com/protecting-the-safe-harbors-of-the-dmca-and-protecting-jobs-2011-10#comment-4eb3e221eab8eaa720000054
Apparently, musician Justin Bieber was surprised by a loaded question for which he was not prepared.
Why is Justin Bieber So Pissed Off?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/why-is-justin-bieber-so-p_b_1071055.html