Re: Hey Ruskin...et al

On Jun 22, 1:32 pm, Steve Hawkins <res0p...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
LA <sunsidese...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote innews:97e09081-0ab2-43d0-86e0-b45d817563c3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:



On Jun 22, 11:10 am, walki...@xxxxxx (hank alrich) wrote:
LA <sunsidese...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jun 21, 9:32 am, Wilbur Slice <wil...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:31:09 -0700 (PDT), LA
<sunsidese...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

'CC' applied to Ms Rasset v RIAA  could have meant that RIAA
infor
ms
Rasset not to do that anymore....she agrees...end of story.
 None
of
this go to our website and settle for $3500 bullshit or
meaningless high profile frivolous lawsuits.

What?  Are you serious?  RIAA informs Rasset not to do that anymo
re
and she agrees?  Huh?  What world did this happen on?  RIAA sen
ds out
cease and desist letters all the time that are ignored.  THAT is
wh
y
these cases go to court.  And this woman STILL doesn't think she
di
d
anything wrong - why would she "agree" with the RIAA telling her
to stop?

Sheesh...

I'm sorry, but you are misinformed.

The RIAA sends cease-and-desist letters threatening 'litigation' if
the parties do not agree to 'settle'  They do NOT offer the
opportunity for the party to cease and desist without having to
settle. Big difference.

And that is appropriate. A guy steals your car, and you think it's
cool to ask him not to do that anymore, but not get your car back, or
any compensation therefore?

Here is a real analogy. Someone takes a photo of custom work you did
on a car and posts the pics on a file sharing network. You find out
and contact them and say, thanks for the all that free exposure you
gave my creation, but I don't want you to distribute pictures of my
work without prior authorization and/or compensation. If you agree,
case closed.

LA

Sounds reasonable, but it's apples and oranges.  The difference is scale.  
It would be a massive undertaking to C&D every individual involved in
piracy and verify compliance.  It's cheaper to make a few examples and go
after the services providing the medium.

Its a very complex problem.

People are working overtime (mostly because of greater broadband
access) on finding workable compensation models.

Here is one thing a couple of the BigBoys are going to try out.

June 2009

"Universal, the largest recording company in the world, said it would
offer its entire catalog — which contains works by artists like Amy
Winehouse and U2 — to customers of Virgin Media for a monthly
subscription.

The music will be free from copy protection, a feature that
distinguishes the service from most existing subscription offerings.
The cost of the service, which will probably start by the end of the
year, was not disclosed.

In return, Virgin Media, the British cable television and broadband
provider, agreed to take steps to reduce piracy on its network,
something that other broadband providers have resisted.

The measures could include temporary suspensions of offenders’
Internet connections, the company said."




LA








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