Save Hollywood

While I often wear frilly white shirts, Long brocade coats and tricorn hats, I do have strong issues with piracy. No, not the romantic, 'I want to be Johnny Depp and snog Keira Knightley’ sort of piracy, but the sort that involves illegal file sharing of copyright material Those issues have become ever more serious at time of writing as the Government's anti-piracy plans have been scuppered by the chase guns of various media.

If I may be so bold as to stand on the fo'c's'le on this issue; illegal file sharing is theft and does damage the economic model of the film industry, particularly smaller studios. If you want films to be sanitized drivel, filled with flash in the pan XFactor stars (just as the music industry has already become) you carry on illegal file sharing. Anyway, back to the plot…

Medias objected to the fact that was ultimately held responsible for the sins of their customers to the tune of some very hefty corporate fines. Ambiguous wording in the Act compounded the issue to ensure that there only needed to be 'likelihood' of someone illegally file sharing on their network for punishment to ensue. That is rather like fining the Department for Transport every time someone drives a car that is 'likely' to break the speed limit. The legal challenge to review the Act however was based on data protection of the individual pirate in question.

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Hell’s barnacles! This is just the sort of bleeding hearted, lily livered legislation that is letting this country as a whole, drift into a sea of directionless Liberalization. I would defend the broadband operators in this, but seek out the pirates individually and get out the cat o’nine tails.

So the Digital Economy Act is to be reviewed and probably repealed, no doubt to be replaced by a new bill with even fewer teeth. But the fact is that no bill, Legislation going to stop people illegally sharing copyrighted media. Unfortunately, file sharing is neither regarded as morally bad nor a criminal activity by individuals who would not dream of shoplifting a $12 Blu-ray from the shelves. The only hope to tackle this individual piracy is probably a combination of high-tech electronic digital rights management and a wholesale change in public attitude.

Ironically, the film industry itself has turned pirates of the high seas from thieves, brigands and murderers into romantic rogues. But history is written. They are, and always will be, the bad guys. Debate on the Digital Economy Act will draw out into months of judicial review and subsequent re-write, and it is a good time to reflect on your personal take on piracy. Medias objected to the fact that was ultimately held responsible for the sins of their customers to the tune of some very hefty corporate fines. Ambiguous wording in the Act compounded the issue to ensure that there only needed to be 'likelihood' of someone illegally file sharing on their network for punishment to ensue. That is rather like fining the Department for Transport every time someone drives a car that is 'likely' to break the speed limit.



By: Francis David


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