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Originally Posted by Softhearted
As someone who has worked in the world of music for about 20 years, I'm very sensitive to issues concerning copyright and intellectual property.
I hear a lot of uproar against SOPA and how bad it is but what would be your solution to stop piracy then?
People who work in the music, artistic industries should not work for free... and I'm not talking only about the artists per say... Many people are involved, from the guy who work in the CD packaging to the seller in a store...
Just my .02 cents
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The reality is that copyright infringement/piracy will never stop. The internet really caused this to explode and be more visible but it was done before the internet and will continue well beyond the current way the way the internet is. Part of it is cultural and part of it is technological. The reality is that this law is too broad.
I think that perhaps things aren't being address accurately. It has to be addressed two ways:
1. With things stored locally
2. Things stored outside of borders.
Locally (federally) can be address in regards to local laws. If the law had a mechanism where verification was done to ensure that reports were valid and that even the whistle blower wasn't a target (which under SOPA they could be). The realm of the FBI's white collar task force would be an appropriate law enforcement arm to work on this (since it would cross statelines due to the nature of the internet).
Internationally, treaties and in-state police task forces would be a better way to deal with those outside the border. Each state needs to create laws to address this and it should match what is agreed to on the treaty and should have similar minimum sentencing rules. Again, it should be based on verifiable information and not just because someone blows the whistle.
A bad law to address an issue is not better than no law to address it. If anything, it makes things worse.