International Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008

[kenny]

Originally Posted by elKabong

This is definitely a move in the right direction, but I see a couple of issues:

1) "legislation has been introduced" means that it still has a long way to go before it can actually become a law, if ever.

Who is going to lobby to oppose it? I think its a lock.

Originally Posted by elKabong

2) How do you deal with countries that won't, or more importantly, can't enforce this if it were to become a law? Particularly poor countries that have more important priorities and/or wholesale corruption?

If international trade isn't important to said country than I guess this bill will not apply.

The content thieves can host and live in any third world country they want, but here in the civilized world we work for what we get. Stealing is not an option.

Originally Posted by elKabong

I don't think the U.S. trying to enforce it's laws in other countries is going to work, or that it's even a good idea, there has to be a better way.

The US is ran by huge corporations. If someone hides within the grey area of the law those corporations will simply lobby to change the law. Its been this way for 150 years.

It was only a matter of time before reality caught up with the internet.

[elKabong]

If I were a betting man, I'd bet that this legislation will never be passed for very obvious reasons; export industries are never going to allow their trade agreements to be affected in order to protect content producer's profits.

I'm not saying that addressing the issue isn't important, because it is. I'm just pointing out this is particular legislation isn't the right approach because it's unlikely to ever be enforced.

[kenny]

Originally Posted by elKabong

If I were a betting man, I'd bet that this legislation will never be passed for very obvious reasons; export industries are never going to allow their trade agreements to be affected in order to protect content producer's profits.

I'm not saying that addressing the issue isn't important, because it is. I'm just pointing out this is particular legislation isn't the right approach because it's unlikely to ever be enforced.

Its going to pass easy. Like I said its a lock.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...g-content.html

Update: the bill has since been approved on a 14-4 vote.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...g-content.html