It is, as expected, the HADOPI law was voted today to 296 votes against 233 (AFP).
Thus MPs preferred to vote a draconian law and empower an organization must make decisions based on factors do not explicitly prove the guilt of an individual, rather than emphasize principles such as the global license . He chose to say yes to the majors, do a little wave to the artists and a big F ** K the Internet, rather than making a big smile to the artists.
A simple calculation comes to mind ... if you paid only if only € 3 a month for a global license (or tax "hacking"), about the price of a CD and a DVD of one year (€ 14 + 22 € = € 36). Multiply this by the number of Internet users in France, namely 31.5 million in 2008 according to IPSOS .
It's 1.134 billion euros, or about the estimated losses from software piracy in 2007 (I do not know if the source is reliable, but in these waters there).
Sure, anyone on the Internet do not pirate and estimates of losses from software piracy are certainly overestimated (yes, we must cry poverty to get something), but this simple calculation shows that by looking around, it was possible to generate income for artists without suspending subscriptions to Internet ...
Technology will always be one step ahead
Now that the punishment was imposed, it is necessary to recall that it will always lag behind technology. And some have imagined how to get through the cracks HADOPI.
The information will be made to move quickly on the net, plunging even more Internet users illegally. You will have to adapt the law again, or become even more repressive, irredeemably swimming against the current of progress.
In short, a vicious cycle that will not rest until the day the Internet will be completely filtered and where your ISP directly transmit your personal information (email, connection logs, ...) to the authorities.
Piracy is bad, the majors is not bad either ...
Here I am not trying to justify piracy works because it is a perfectly illegal, but I try to emphasize that it is possible to spread the culture of music, film, television, (...) the greatest number to three times (€) nothing, as long as production companies revise some to lower their earnings prospects.
You will say to them is like shooting himself in the foot, but I'm sure that looking around they could take advantage of the web to generate additional income, such as creating platforms bringing together download works of their artists and adding some Adsense ads ...
We have seen other alternatives appear, such as direct production artists by users.
Finally, solutions seem to exist (it would have to find an economic model that satisfies everyone), but pressure from lobby groups and given a certain block this revolution in progress.
Shame! It is with some regret that I will rid the blog of all this propaganda against HADOPI to restore its normal appearance.
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