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Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Can't Find It on the Map I'll be honest: I have no idea where Vanuatu is. Well, I guess that was a dumb thing to say in the age of the internet. I can look at the CIA World Fact Book and see that it is an island nation in the south Pacific about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia, and that their internet code is .vu. But the important thing about Vanuatu is that a company incorporated there, Kazaa, is suing the United States' record and movie industries claiming they are "monpoloizing entertainment" through "copyright misuse, monopolization, and deceptive acts and practices." This is one trial that I would love to be a jury member for. That's what Kazaa is looking for - a jury trial. I suspect that it will never get that far since the RIAA and friends have such heavy, legal hands. But can you imagine a trial covered by Court TV where the Kazaa lawyers and backers had the opportunity to make their case to the jury and the American public concerning the DMCA, copyright law in general, file-sharing, and all things digital-entertainment? I bet that file-sharing networks and technology would take off from all of the interest (that is, to a greater degree than they already have). It would be quite a boost for DSL, cable, and other high speed access providers. You mean I can download the latest movies for free off the internet in only a few hours? And I can burn those movies onto a CD and play them on my television? Sweet! Again, I doubt if much will come of this, but I sure like the strategy. |
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