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My impression was that this program will actually reduce the number of lawsuits due to copyright violations because it gives the Content Owners another avenue t
by smokinjoe 14y ago
My impression was that this program will actually reduce the number of lawsuits due to copyright violations because it gives the Content Owners another avenue to enforce their claims.
- betterunix 14y agoNot as long as the copyright holder can both utilize this system and file suit. If it were an exclusive or it might reduce the number of lawsuits.
- smokinjoe 14y agoI'm making that assumption based on the personal opinion that there will be plenty of smaller cases that the copyright holder won't want to take to court due to the trivial nature/context/amount of sharing. I recall a lot of lawsuits that looked terrible for the RIAA/MPAA because they ended up going for elderly people, or parents of a young child who didn't know better. This helps prevent those situations. I agree and would prefer some sort of protections against the double whammy - but I really believe that this move is more to get the news out to inform people that they are pirating, and what to do about it.