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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Strict Liability
« on: December 17, 2008, 05:26:24 PM »
Incredibly silly isn't it? It's like that, presumably to not let willfull infringers try to claim they didnt know it was copyrighted. It has created a nice little cash cow for companies like Getty who apparently dont mind seeing how much they can squeeze out of honest unknowing infringers.
I truly believe that the law the way it is may be encouraging people and companies to be purposefully sloppy (or even completely negligent) in protecting their copyrights, so that they can use newer technologies to scour the web finding infringers to harrass for money.
Click this link to see who's shaping the laws:
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1028_3-6184604.html
It's hard to be heard over a groups with that much cash.
I truly believe that the law the way it is may be encouraging people and companies to be purposefully sloppy (or even completely negligent) in protecting their copyrights, so that they can use newer technologies to scour the web finding infringers to harrass for money.
Click this link to see who's shaping the laws:
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1028_3-6184604.html
It's hard to be heard over a groups with that much cash.