Comments on: Support the FAIR USE Act! http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2007/02/27/support-the-fair-use-act/ by Derek Slater Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:07:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Christian Stauduhar http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2007/02/27/support-the-fair-use-act/comment-page-1/#comment-10579 Christian Stauduhar Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:43:03 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2007/02/27/support-the-fair-use-act/#comment-10579 The post above appears to be written by the Executive Vice President General Counsel and Secretary of Viacom. He says "Not all copyright owners are big businesses and certainly not all owners are monopolists". Well, Viacom is certainly a big business and they are doing their best to be monopolists. Mr. Fricklas' total compensation from Viacom for 2003 was $4.5 million. Why does he not identify himself properly and disclose his affiliation? I am a musician and audio engineer. I support the Fair Use Act. Don't let corporate thugs fool you into protecting their profits. Your art budget goes a lot further when you're not paying Mr. Fricklas' salary. The post above appears to be written by the Executive Vice President General Counsel and Secretary of Viacom. He says “Not all copyright owners are big businesses and certainly not all owners are monopolists”. Well, Viacom is certainly a big business and they are doing their best to be monopolists. Mr. Fricklas’ total compensation from Viacom for 2003 was $4.5 million. Why does he not identify himself properly and disclose his affiliation?

I am a musician and audio engineer. I support the Fair Use Act. Don’t let corporate thugs fool you into protecting their profits. Your art budget goes a lot further when you’re not paying Mr. Fricklas’ salary.

]]> By: Mike Fricklas http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2007/02/27/support-the-fair-use-act/comment-page-1/#comment-8792 Mike Fricklas Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:00:05 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2007/02/27/support-the-fair-use-act/#comment-8792 I'm interested - has anyone considered or done an analysis that would show the impact this would have on innovation in creative works? Without DRM, without secondary liability, is there ANY effective means to prevent copyright infringement? These proposals limit remedies, but never propose alternatives; they complain about negative impact, but never evaluate what harm would be caused if all the remedies are taken away. After all, innovation in art, photography, music, motion pictures, books, etc. turns on having a financial incentive. Not all copyright owners are big businesses and certainly not all owners are monopolists. Shouldn't there be a remedy at a point where intermediaries intentionally profit from infringement? I’m interested – has anyone considered or done an analysis that would show the impact this would have on innovation in creative works? Without DRM, without secondary liability, is there ANY effective means to prevent copyright infringement? These proposals limit remedies, but never propose alternatives; they complain about negative impact, but never evaluate what harm would be caused if all the remedies are taken away. After all, innovation in art, photography, music, motion pictures, books, etc. turns on having a financial incentive. Not all copyright owners are big businesses and certainly not all owners are monopolists.

Shouldn’t there be a remedy at a point where intermediaries intentionally profit from infringement?

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