The Copyright Wars: Another Day Wasted, Another Dollar Misused

The Copyright Wars: Another Day Wasted, Another Dollar Misused April 5, 2008 — 11:01 AM PDT — by Paul Glazowski

Week after week we read more stories involving peer-to-peer file sharing and the various attempts by content owners and content distributors (and the legal representation that sits aside those warriors battling such data transfers) to combat digital hooliganism. Or whatever you want to call it. Most recently, a mix of news emerged that has only left yours truly feeling more confused by and increasingly disturbed at the way things are going.

One development involves a French professional. Another gives the UK-based ISP Talk Talk a headline. The third is a general observation made by the AP of the fact that ISPs in general stipulate clauses in the fine print of end-user contracts that essentially warrant those service…

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