Copyright Corruption Scandal Surrounds Anti-Piracy Campaign
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I'm not in the Netherlands so I don't know exactly how big of a firestorm it is over there (according to the article it is pretty big) but it seems like if this happened in the US most people would just roll their eyes, sigh and then go on to the next article.
So if the RIAA did something like this (I recall hearing something similar but can't remember any relevant links), what exactly can musicians since they're essentially running everything?
Yes, over and over again, copyright law has been demonstrated to be, in practice, a cudgel used by the big guys against the little guys and not the other way around. This is, like, the fifth or six instance of copyright violation by the "copyright protectors" that been in the news over the past few years and hardly the most flagrant - someone even plagiarized a pro-copyright press release at one point.
- copyright protection agency uses music without permission.
- author of the music discovers this.
- author complains at protection agency.
- nothing happens.
- author tries harder.
- board member of agency suggests he can make things move, on the condition that he will get a 1/3 cut of the money.
- the phone call in which this suggestion is made is taped and broadcast on national T.V.
Also, the agency apparently has stated they cannot rule out that other board members behave similarly. That probably was just a not-so-smart statement made in the spur of the moment, but who knows?
This will be discussed in parliament next week.
There are many many examples.