Palica daljša od korenčka

Na kratko sem že omenil, da je kartel lastnikov avtorskih pravi za Francijo napadel Združeno kraljestvo, kjer je (skoraj) uspel z lobiranjem za drakonske ukrepe proti ilegalnemu file sharingu.

Kljub skrivnostnosti, s katero je minister Mandelson poizkušal med počitnicami doseči sprejem sporne zakonodaje, je prišlo do široke debate o (ne)smiselnosti in (proti)ustavnosti teh ukrepov.

Otočani zbirajo podpise pod peticijami, načrti so deležni splošne kritike s strani strokovnjakov, internetnih ponudnikov, poslancev. Kritikam so se pridružila tudi pomembna združenja avtorjev, kot so: Featured Artists Coalition (FAC), British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (Basca) in Music Producers Guild (MPG) in zvezdniki, kot so Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John and Damon Albarn:

"We vehemently oppose the proposals being made and suggest that the stick is now in danger of being way out of proportion to the carrot. The failure of 30,000 US lawsuits against consumers and the cessation of the pursuit of that policy should be demonstration enough that this is not a policy that any future-minded UK government should pursue."

Vodja BASCE, Patrick Racklow je dobro pokazal na srž problema:

"The music industry is quite a scary place to be at the moment and we don't know what it will look like in 10 years' time, but if we find ways of licensing, new ways of doing things will evolve. What we can't do is try to push things forward by looking back."

Guardian via Pangloss