Why Artists Oppose the European Union Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive John Perry Barlow, The Grateful Dead “My name is John Perry Barlow, and I am a songwriter. I co-wrote about a quarter of the songs in the repertoire of the Grateful Dead, an American band. As an artist, I am vehemently opposed to the [...]
Why Artists Oppose the European Union Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive Alberto Cottica, Fiamma Fumana “As an artist and songwriter, I am fully aware that it is NOT copyright protection paying my bills. What is paying my bills is the support I get from the audience. And it would not be intellectually honest to deny [...]
Why Artists Oppose the European Union Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive Michael Franti, Spearhead “Prosecuting fans who share music files in order to prevent piracy is like outlawing sex to prevent pregnancy. I do not support the spirit of this legislation because it does more to punish fans than it does to help artists and [...]
Consumers Rally at EU Today Against Dangerous IP Enforcement Directive Artists Claim Law Will Not Help Them and Will Harm Consumers Consumers, artists, and representatives of civil liberties groups from across Europe will join together today in Strasbourg, France to demonstrate against the controversial European Union Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive.The proposed directive is scheduled [...]
EP/ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: 35 MEPs TABLE AMENDMENTS TO PROTECT USERS' PRIVACY, AND FOR PROPORTIONALITY OF COPYRIGHT SANCTIONS AND FAIR ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL PROCEDURES. Marco Cappato, Radical MEP, tabled 5 amendments on the proposal for a directive on measures and procedures to ensure the enforcement of intellectual property rights (Fourtou Report), with the backing of [...]