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posted by takyon on Saturday June 20 2015, @02:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the rip-in-peace dept.

Late last year the UK Government legalized copying for private use, a practice which many citizens already believed to be legal.

But now several music industry organizations in the UK have won a judicial review which renders the government's decision to allow copying for personal use unlawful. According to the High Court, there's insufficient evidence to prove that the legislation doesn't hurt musicians and the industry at large.


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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by bradley13 on Saturday June 20 2015, @05:11PM

    by bradley13 (3053) on Saturday June 20 2015, @05:11PM (#198745) Homepage Journal

    The music/television/movie industry has too many people in its pocket.

    Where I live, downloading isn't illegal. Even so, I still do it only out of principle. This in two cases:

    - I already own the work, but cannot copy into the format I want (e.g., on our media server). I could probably crack the DRM myself, but it's easier just to torrent an already cracked copy.

    - The provider will not sell to me. Being in Switzerland, which is neither the US nor the EU, this happens a lot. If there's a show or movie I want to watch, and they offer no option for me to see it, not even a paying option, then the torrent is only a few clicks away.

    Really, how can these companies be so stupid? They have lost any goodwill they ever had, and they are fast on their way to becoming irrelevant. When you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is to stop digging it deeper.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2015, @10:35AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2015, @10:35AM (#199014)

    just because something was published/made does not mean you _must_ be able to access/use it.

    • (Score: 1) by acp_sn on Sunday June 21 2015, @12:40PM

      by acp_sn (5254) on Sunday June 21 2015, @12:40PM (#199050)

      Jack Sparrow: The only rules that really matter are these: what a man can do and what a man can't do.

      The OP CAN torrent (almost) every piece of IP ever made. The copyright owners CAN'T stop him from doing it.

      The question is how can content creators support themselves in this climate?

      I have a steam library of maybe 500 games, all purchased, all "legal". Every single one of those is available on the pirate bay or other sites. I know enough about computers not to be scared of "viruses" or whatever it is keeps non-geeks awake at night.

        Why did I choose to spend money on copies of data that is easily available without cost?

      The old media companies aren't trying to answer that question. They are still flush with money from when they had a near total distribution monopoly on popular culture and they are burning it in a feeble attempt to bring back the "good old days". They are frothing mad that all of their influence and connections and attack dog lawyers can't put the genie back in the bottle.

      Your unrealistic solution is for the OP to deny himself access to popular culture and not participate in the global online community that grows around any cultural phenomenon. My solution is for copyright holders to recognize reality and embrace anyone willing to pay for data. Worldwide, simultaneously, at reasonable prices, without unreasonable restrictions.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2015, @06:35PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2015, @06:35PM (#199153)

      Thats how things work in the libertarian world of total anarchy. With total freedom, with no rules to society, no laws or regulations and no taxes to support their creation, everyone is free to do whatever they want and nobody can stop it.