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For the past several years, copyright holders in the US and Europe have been trying to reach out to file-sharers in an effort to change their habits.
Whether via high-profile publicity lawsuits or a simple email, it's hoped that by letting people know they aren't anonymous, they'll stop pirating and buy more content instead.
Traditionally, most ISPs haven't been that keen on passing infringement notices on. However, the BMG v Cox lawsuit seems to have made a big difference, with a growing number of ISPs now visibly warning their users that they operate a repeat infringer policy.
But perhaps the big question is how seriously users take these warnings because – let's face it – that's the entire point of their existence.
Sixty-five thousand five hundred thirty-five but if they sent one more I'd start again.
Source: https://torrentfreak.com/how-many-piracy-warnings-would-get-you-to-stop-180422/
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:30PM (1 child)
Mmmmmm . . . you're kinda on the right track, but, you've missed the target a little. Copyright seems to have occurred before the major publishers happened. Copyright wasn't created at the behest of publishers, it was actually meant to protect artists. And, in it's original form, it said little more than, "If there's a dollar to be made from this work, then the author gets part of that dollar."
Unfortunately, copyright law has been hijacked, maimed, and mutilated by the likes of Walt Disney and his company. Today, it appears that copyright law exists for the benefit of publishers, and damn the artists.
(Score: 1) by loonycyborg on Wednesday April 25 2018, @08:56AM
This is incorrect. Copyright originally started as government backed monopoly for particular british publishers established after invention of printing press. Since their efforts to make this monopoly permanent feature stalled due to public being uncooperative they rebranded it as "protection for authors" but it never changed its nature. It cannot actually protect author's right because whole system isn't designed for it. It exists only to shield particular publishers from competition via government intervention.