I understand that Hollywood and other IP owners spend more, have better lawyers and lobbyists, but really, I no longer believe the idea that across the Western world, legislators are all coming round to the idea that they must somehow protect the status quo of music / film production.
This is feeling more and more like an excuse.
And if it is an excuse, then finding the underlying concern / reasons that drive these laws is important
What do you think is driving legislators fears?
Is it a need to somehow get this internet thing under "our" control.
Is it a form of parochialism - we dont want this foreign sites coming into our country (be that sex.ru or facebook)
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 10.3 ms ] threadI understand that Hollywood and other IP owners spend more, have better lawyers and lobbyists, but really, I no longer believe the idea that across the Western world, legislators are all coming round to the idea that they must somehow protect the status quo of music / film production.
This is feeling more and more like an excuse.
And if it is an excuse, then finding the underlying concern / reasons that drive these laws is important
What do you think is driving legislators fears?
Is it a need to somehow get this internet thing under "our" control.
Is it a form of parochialism - we dont want this foreign sites coming into our country (be that sex.ru or facebook)