Comments on: Mossberg Should Lead Copyright Fight

By: insight » Mossberg Should Lead Copyright Fight

insight » Mossberg Should Lead Copyright Fight — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:52:01 +0000

[...] Excellent Mossberg meets Cronkite moment spotted on NewTeeVee. [...]

By: Paul Kapustka

Paul Kapustka — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:25:43 +0000

Walt, thanks for both the great column and the clarification. I just think it would be fun to see you grill some members of Congress on the issue on your videoblog. Ultimately it is pressure from the voting public that will sway Congress, but isn't it also the job of journalists to question those in power as to why things aren't changing faster? Given your stature, you might have a little better access to the legislators, who then couldn't duck the question once in front of your camera.

By: Walt Mossberg

Walt Mossberg — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:20:03 +0000

Just for the record, this is the third or fourth column I have written over the years attacking the copyright/DRM system. What I am suggesting is that citizens pressure Congress, not journalists.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:51:24 +0000

Personally I think there is a fairly clean line between personal use of copyrighted material and that use which is fundamentally meant or intended for mass consumption. If one were to share a video with another individual, like the song analogy, I doubt very much if the rights holder would be concerned with hunting that offense down. However, if you make something available to a network that facilitates mass distribution that undermines the value of the content in a significant way, or even worse, entitles the facilitator network to profit from said content, than clearly this is where rights should be protected. This is not brain surgery. I think the DMCA loophole is an issue, and that should be clarified so that YouTube et al cannot continue to look a blind eye to illegal activity and remain protected.

By: No Network DVR « Connected Home 2 Go

No Network DVR « Connected Home 2 Go — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:00:47 +0000

[...] all the hoopla over Internet video and the copyright disaster that is YouTube/Viacom, I find it hard to see network DVR as such a big [...]