iTunes Chart-Toppers (a/o May 22nd):
If you're looking for a hot-button topic to jolt things along, try jobs. According to a report presented by the Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus on Wednesday, copyright industries employed 10.6 million Americans in 2010, or nearly 10 percent of the private workforce.
You can see where this is going. The report, 'Copyright Industries In the US,' was partly commissioned by the National
Music Publishers' Association (NMPA), which certainly counts publishing among the copyrighted ranks. Others involved include the RIAA, MPAA, and the Business Software Alliance. "Today's report reminds us of the enormous economic importance of the American copyright industries and the many jobs they create," Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) reminded. "We should celebrate our country's continued success producing movies, music, and software, but also must protect these jobs from digital piracy and other forms of theft."
The press conference is happening on the heels of the recently-introduced SOPA bill in the House, which offers the heaviest anti-piracy hammer yet. And, the study further propels the argument for strong anti-piracy action, which is firmly opposed by companies like Google.
But there's also the issue of exports - and major overseas enforcement leeway offered to groups like the Department of Justice. "Our industries also continue to contribute significantly to a positive balance of trade for America - $134 billion worth in exports," said David Israelite, NMPA president and CEO. "That exceeds other sectors of the economy like aircraft, automobiles, agricultural products and pharmaceuticals."
The complete report is here.
Visitor Thursday, November 03, 2011
Who cares about 11 million people, come on. We can afford these jobs and lives to be lost in the gutter. Otherwise YouTube will have to clean up its act. Think of YouTube, people. It's the cornerstone of our democracy.
Visitor Thursday, November 03, 2011
The study certainly don't imply the jobs would be going anywhere without some kind of change. In fact it's quite the opposite, the study shows the jobs have been growing without it and makes no claims tha they may be lost.
the million $ question: Saturday, November 05, 2011
How much has Pirate Bay deposited in their off shore accounts since they funded their company?
Visitor Thursday, November 03, 2011
Copyright should be abolised, so that people in Iran can use Tor. You see, Tor can't work if it stumbles upon a server with properly licensed material. It gets confused and just hangs there, waiting for a Levi's ad specifically taylored to Pirate Bay to pop up. You want to confuse the software that protects agents, informants and activists all over the world? Of course you don't. Please stop working in the creative industry. Sell your catalog to Google for pennies and become an enterpreneur, like the rest of the world.
Visitor Thursday, November 03, 2011
If the industry is doing so well already why do we need to step up enforcement? I mean the jobs are there without the new law so why passy a new law?
let me help you Thursday, November 03, 2011
....so that the jobs will still be there tomorrow...?
confused Saturday, November 05, 2011
im just surprised you dinosaurs are still here at all. didnt the boston strangler (VCR) go on to kill the entire movie industry nearly 30 years ago? oh wait...
AJBarnes Thursday, November 03, 2011
There's another HUGE problem. The auto industry is sinking because of, gasp, CAR THIEVES. Do you know if they made car theives pay for EVERY car they stole, the industry would attain a financial turnaround that NO other industry could imagine. So where are the laws forcing car theives to pay for the cars they steal? And, where are the myriad studies showing that for every car stolen, a sale is lost? COME ON PEOPLE! It's not just about music anymore!!
Visitor Thursday, November 03, 2011
Actually, there are some very serious concequences for you if you get arrrested for stealing a car. And those who get arrested many times for stealing cars, face even worse.
It is not very difficult to find the relevant legislation, just search online for a few seconds.
Do you really want to compare stealing cars with stealing music?
Because, the creative industry is not asking for similar legislation to be put in effect. For someone to actually face prison time, it would take setting up a number of profitable piracy sites, greatly profiting from their operations, lying to the Feds or IRS, making extortions to his employees (IT), making extortions to his partners (colocation centers e.t.c.), making deals with other mafia cartels e.t.c. It is not easy to go to jail. Not even in the US.
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