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Digital Rights Law Enforcement
Jul. 16th, 2007 12:49 pmSabam, the association inning and distributing copyright compensations and promoting the interests of copyright holders in Belgium, want the big internet-providers to install filters that'll prevent surfers from sharing music files over p2p-networks. They demand so holding in hand a not-so-well-informed verdict of a Belgian judge.
Not very subtle and uninformed commentary of the chief editor of De Standaard (with added !): "Violating copyright is stealing! There are big networks of copyright offenders! We should fight against them like we fight against child pornography! Internet providers should work together with law enforcers on this one!"
Answer of the assembled internet providers: "Are you nuts?"
(Sorry, I can't provide any links. De Standaard's articles that gave me the information are tucked away behind a subscription wall.)
Not very subtle and uninformed commentary of the chief editor of De Standaard (with added !): "Violating copyright is stealing! There are big networks of copyright offenders! We should fight against them like we fight against child pornography! Internet providers should work together with law enforcers on this one!"
Answer of the assembled internet providers: "Are you nuts?"
(Sorry, I can't provide any links. De Standaard's articles that gave me the information are tucked away behind a subscription wall.)
