Comments on: Lord Mandelson Issues “three strikes and your out” Policy For Illegal Downloaders! http://www.gaj-it.com/13008/lord-mandelson-issues-three-strikes-and-your-out-policy-for-illegal-downloaders/ Bringing you the latest gadget & tech news, how-to's, reviews and shopping deals. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:50:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: inner voices http://www.gaj-it.com/13008/lord-mandelson-issues-three-strikes-and-your-out-policy-for-illegal-downloaders/comment-page-1/#comment-32400 inner voices Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:42:08 +0000 http://www.gaj-it.com/?p=13008#comment-32400 There is an amazing attitude evolving, that stealing music or film illegally is something we are going to have to accept due to the development of the internet and file-sharing technology. Some people seem to think fighting this form of crime is 'uncool'. But if the internet allowed easy access to those same people’s savings accounts would they accept that ‘this is just the pace of technology and they have been left behind’ like the record labels? I work in the high tech photonics sector and we protect our IPR with vigour to ensure the future of our business and employees. Why shouldn’t the record labels who invest heavily in the creative arts protect their IPR. Anyone who suggests that this type of crime cannot be stopped, using VPN or hidden IP address etc, is technologically ignorant. More high level musicians/artists/writers should think about how they became famous in the first place (not by illegal file-sharing) but hard cash in the form of PR, advertising and distribution and the hours of hard work by lots of ‘behind the scenes’ employees. Is it possible that the artists who are ‘fiercely criticising’ the business secretary for this Bill; such as Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John and Damon Albarn, might not have been famous today if illegal file-sharing was in its heyday 30 years ago? There is an amazing attitude evolving, that stealing music or film illegally is something we are going to have to accept due to the development of the internet and file-sharing technology. Some people seem to think fighting this form of crime is ‘uncool’.

But if the internet allowed easy access to those same people’s savings accounts would they accept that ‘this is just the pace of technology and they have been left behind’ like the record labels?

I work in the high tech photonics sector and we protect our IPR with vigour to ensure the future of our business and employees. Why shouldn’t the record labels who invest heavily in the creative arts protect their IPR. Anyone who suggests that this type of crime cannot be stopped, using VPN or hidden IP address etc, is technologically ignorant.

More high level musicians/artists/writers should think about how they became famous in the first place (not by illegal file-sharing) but hard cash in the form of PR, advertising and distribution and the hours of hard work by lots of ‘behind the scenes’ employees.

Is it possible that the artists who are ‘fiercely criticising’ the business secretary for this Bill; such as Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John and Damon Albarn, might not have been famous today if illegal file-sharing was in its heyday 30 years ago?

]]> By: ZCM http://www.gaj-it.com/13008/lord-mandelson-issues-three-strikes-and-your-out-policy-for-illegal-downloaders/comment-page-1/#comment-32382 ZCM Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:46:15 +0000 http://www.gaj-it.com/?p=13008#comment-32382 This is very bad... The Government should definitely stay out of this. This is very bad… The Government should definitely stay out of this.

]]> By: LumenArc http://www.gaj-it.com/13008/lord-mandelson-issues-three-strikes-and-your-out-policy-for-illegal-downloaders/comment-page-1/#comment-32128 LumenArc Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:55:58 +0000 http://www.gaj-it.com/?p=13008#comment-32128 Government should leave this alone. They should let the judges use previous case law on copryright violations and infringements to come to a judicial decision and deal each case with the facts. There are already statutes on these issues so they should just let the judges interpret these statutes as the cases come to them. The Government don't like the Judiciary stepping on their territory, likewise they should not be stepping on their's. Government should leave this alone. They should let the judges use previous case law on copryright violations and infringements to come to a judicial decision and deal each case with the facts. There are already statutes on these issues so they should just let the judges interpret these statutes as the cases come to them. The Government don’t like the Judiciary stepping on their territory, likewise they should not be stepping on their’s.

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