June 21, 2008

MPAA Says No Proof Needed in P2P Copyright Infringement Lawsuits

This quote is from Marie L. van Uitert, an attorney for the MPAA. Please consider this the most jaw-dropping statement I’ve heard in a long time:

Mandating [proof of copyright infringement] could thus have the pernicious effect of depriving copyright owners of a practical remedy against massive copyright infringement in many instances

Translation: proving that the people we sue did what we say they did is hard, so can we be exempt from the burden of proof?

Post Notes

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    My god, it just keeps getting more and more insane.
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    How is this for real?
  12. culby reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    And you know what’s scary? They’ll probably get it.
  13. somewhatsmarmy reblogged this from cubicle17 and added:
    And I want to be a part of this industry? Some days I question my career choice.
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    Counselor, you may now make your opening statement....Do you have any evidence at all to...
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    I want Obama to promise that he will literally spank Marie L. van Uitert when he becomes president.
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    Ummm… Wow. For the pirate’s perspective, go here.
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    I am speechless.
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