現在アメリカ合衆国下院にてオンライン海賊行為防止法案が審議されています。Brian Pellotが法案の余波について考えます。
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現在アメリカ合衆国下院で審議中のオンライン海賊行為防止法は オンラインにおける著作権法の施行を強化することを目的としています。この法案はアメリカの検索エンジン、広告主、インターネットサービスプロバイダーに 対して、著作権に違反する国内、海外のウェブサイトへのリンクの掲載、取引、またアクセスを禁止するように、司法省や個人の著作権所持者が裁判所命令を請 求することができるようにします。一般人のユーザーへの影響はというと、著作権で守られているコンテンツの無許可ストリーミング行為を重罪にします。
ハリウッドのスタジオやレコード会社を含むこの法案の賛成者は、違法な著作権侵害を減らすことができると言っています。グーグルやフェイスブックの 重役らを含む反対者は、この提案は創造性やイノベーションを抑止し、オンラインセキュリティーを脅かし、個人や企業の持つ言論の自由の権利に違反すると 言っています。
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I have to agree that the bill is too broad and it has aroused many irritated internet users who feel threatened by it. Wikipedia’s blackout and google’s protest had quite an effect. Those two website really brought up the issue of broadness of this bill, which is pretty scary to me personally. Granting government the power to censor would be equal to a form of tyranny, as our every day lives are highly influenced by internet.
The producer houses need to address the issue of piracy in a different way.
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The contribution of Hollywood studios to the US economy is debatable. The MPAA and RIAA are some of the worst offenders when it comes to tax evasion, and very few productions, if any, are considered “profitable” (and thus tax-able).
Bad for the artists, citizens, and consumers alike. Traditional media needs a shake-up, not protection in the form of paid-for policy.
More on Hollywood accounting: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100708/02510310122.shtml
More on RIAA accounting: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100712/23482610186.shtml
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I personally have singed a petition to stop this bill from going any further. I can see the side of the Hollywood studios, who make a substantial contribution the US’s economy, however as internet user I see a bigger threat coming from policy. A lot of other content available online can be restricted because it.
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“Wikipedia is protesting against SOPA and PIPA [SOPA’s Senate counterpart] by blacking out the English Wikipedia for 24 hours, beginning at midnight January 18, Eastern Time. Readers who come to English Wikipedia during the blackout will not be able to read the encyclopedia: instead, they will see messages intended to raise awareness about SOPA and PIPA, and encouraging them to share their views with their elected representatives, and via social media.” – http://bit.ly/zKXNp3