At CinemaCon this year, the Motion Picture Association Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin said the organization is going to work with Congress to establish and enforce a site-blocking legislation in the United States.
You own the plastic the music is on, not the music on the plastic.
In some countries with backwards IP laws (like mine), you’re even paying a “copyrighted materials” surcharge for any device used to store data, because the media cartel decided blank tapes were eating into their profits too much as they could no longer sell someone two copies (one for their stereo, one for in the car).
Thank god that didn’t make it outside Europe. I’m almost surprised it didn’t, really.
You own the plastic the music is on, not the music on the plastic.
In some countries with backwards IP laws (like mine), you’re even paying a “copyrighted materials” surcharge for any device used to store data, because the media cartel decided blank tapes were eating into their profits too much as they could no longer sell someone two copies (one for their stereo, one for in the car).
Thank god that didn’t make it outside Europe. I’m almost surprised it didn’t, really.