IPR

Open letter from Markus Beckedahl regarding passage of IPR Directive9 March, 2004 Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung vom Netzwerk Neue Medien und dem Verein zur Förderung der Freien Software in Österreich: Willkommen im Reich der Intellectual Property - Mafia Breite Koalition aus Bürgerrechts-, Freie Software- und Verbraucherschutzverbänden kritisiert scharf die heute im Europaparlament beschlossene Richtlinie zur Durchsetzung von [...]

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 [...]