University Students Targeted
The RIAA places pressure on the UN to regulate and force countries to criminalise file sharing. They see no fault in suing the elderly or small children for almost innocent transactions. Likewise it has become a concern for students with recent RIAA action seeing education providers threatened.
RIAA CEO Mitch Bainwol said that his "organization sent out 400 prelitigation settlement letters to students at 13 different schools". It has also sent a mass mailing to college and university presidents across the US asking for their cooperation in the RIAA's ongoing war against file sharing.
This is absolutely absurd!!
Students at Oklahoma State University are fighting back at this ridiculous attempt to control the freedom of expression. 11 "John Doe" students are attempting to quash the subpoena issued to OSU, requesting that it hand over the names of those using IP addresses fingered for file-sharing by the RIAA's investigators. The students argue that RIAA's expert witness made countless errors in claiming "facts without supporting evidence".
But New Zealand has gone against this method of attack and made file sharing, specifically proposing a law making "copying music for personal use" legal. But it only refers to music, and not movies. This proposed law is still more restrictive than that of America, and the personal translation of 'fair use' the people utilise.
It is a positive step towards the music industry relaxing the copyright they hold over new technology, making issues and lawsuits over people simply listening to music.
- Hannah
RIAA CEO Mitch Bainwol said that his "organization sent out 400 prelitigation settlement letters to students at 13 different schools". It has also sent a mass mailing to college and university presidents across the US asking for their cooperation in the RIAA's ongoing war against file sharing.
This is absolutely absurd!!
Students at Oklahoma State University are fighting back at this ridiculous attempt to control the freedom of expression. 11 "John Doe" students are attempting to quash the subpoena issued to OSU, requesting that it hand over the names of those using IP addresses fingered for file-sharing by the RIAA's investigators. The students argue that RIAA's expert witness made countless errors in claiming "facts without supporting evidence".
But New Zealand has gone against this method of attack and made file sharing, specifically proposing a law making "copying music for personal use" legal. But it only refers to music, and not movies. This proposed law is still more restrictive than that of America, and the personal translation of 'fair use' the people utilise.
It is a positive step towards the music industry relaxing the copyright they hold over new technology, making issues and lawsuits over people simply listening to music.
- Hannah
posted by Hannah at 9:22 PM
2 Comments:
Hannah,
I think the phrasing you used:
"But New Zealand has [...] made file sharing[...] legal."
could be misconstrued. What the proposed legislation allows is "format-shifting", not file-sharing. There is not yet any provision to legalise any kind of peer-to-peer technology in New Zealand.
Thanks for that Hugh!
Appreciate your input.
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