When will these idiots learn? I see this going down the same route the war on drugs has taken. Lots of harmless people going to prison, and very little success in actually stopping illicit activities. At least it seems unlikely to produce dangerous organized crime, as the prohibition and the war on drugs produced, but who knows?
The better solution would be for companies that produce music/films/software/etc to revise their own buisness models and adapt to the reality of piracy. Heck, some companies, like Adobe for example, probably -profit- off their product being pirated.
I much prefer the anti-ACTA. Overall, these days we probably need more protection from the companies, than they need from us.
>> The better solution would be for companies that produce music/films/software/etc to revise their own business models and adapt to the reality of piracy.
Adapting to the reality of piracy would probably mean lower prices. Why do that when they can just stick the government with the cost of enforcement and then keep prices high? Plus lobbying costs are a fraction of the enforcement costs.
Not saying it's right, but unfortunately such is the perverse relationship between big business and government nowadays.
The better solution would be for companies that produce music/films/software/etc to revise their own buisness models and adapt to the reality of piracy. Heck, some companies, like Adobe for example, probably -profit- off their product being pirated.
I much prefer the anti-ACTA. Overall, these days we probably need more protection from the companies, than they need from us.