tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post6709385974621382387..comments2024-03-28T03:26:33.219-04:00Comments on Google Public Policy Blog: Making Copyright Work Better OnlineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-84668691695927763442011-07-02T20:13:19.899-04:002011-07-02T20:13:19.899-04:00Mr. Walker. May I strongly suggest that Google pu...Mr. Walker. May I strongly suggest that Google purchase Interdigital IDCC to obtain the patents it needs to defend in the lawsuits regarding the Android operating system. Interdigital owns patents that are used in every phone sold today. Some estimate that Interdigital owns 25% of the patents used for LTE. Google needs Interdigital. Just thought I'd bring it to your attention.markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274840453014737128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-5595316753676781402011-05-25T16:11:31.518-04:002011-05-25T16:11:31.518-04:00..and if nothing is done, good and honest companie.....and if nothing is done, good and honest companies are still be going backrupt.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-84201848144282283872011-03-07T03:30:21.079-05:002011-03-07T03:30:21.079-05:00It's really disappointing that you're acti...It's really disappointing that you're acting as an organ of state censorship.<br /><br />If you keep making decisions like this, people are going to replace you.Jesse Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286098948695930330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-52701831412091773892011-03-01T23:07:45.110-05:002011-03-01T23:07:45.110-05:00"Making Copyright Work Better Online"
W..."Making Copyright Work Better Online"<br /><br />What a SAD joke again from google. And google still believes that those sites (blogspot) below are not about Piracy. Until they start growing some balls and start deleting complete websites from there own servers, i will have no respect for company.<br /><br />http://audiofv4.blogspot.com/<br /><br />http://audiopirate.blogspot.com/<br /><br />http://audiofeenz.blogspot.com/<br /><br />http://theaudiopirate.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-9440970784646297092011-02-18T05:13:04.655-05:002011-02-18T05:13:04.655-05:00If I write a review of a book on my blog (hosted b...If I write a review of a book on my blog (hosted by Google) and I quote extensively from that book, can it be considered violation of copyright and can Google take the blog posts down ?StefanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094754592423431802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-29882687476754204462011-01-28T13:26:42.291-05:002011-01-28T13:26:42.291-05:00I appreciate that copyright is a sensitive issue r...I appreciate that copyright is a sensitive issue right now but I would like to point out the wide range of applications for torrents, from linux distribution, communities built around access to public domain film, music, literature, and archives, made-for-torrent product distributions, repair and technical manual databases, and many other things. Google does not censor usenet, file transfer protocol, instant chat programs, instructions on connecting computers through a physical ethernet connection, scanner technologies, encryption services and techniques, or many other topics that, though not exclusive to copyright infringement practices, lend themselves to the practices just as freely. Without commenting one way or another on copyright issues I hope you reconsider your stance on the censorship of torrents themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-33975566912921746062011-01-28T09:59:21.861-05:002011-01-28T09:59:21.861-05:00Bolapara true what they say. The Torrent is not on...Bolapara true what they say. The Torrent is not only a tool, as well as the P2P. Rapidshare no longer hosting server. So come and others may be used for this purpose good or bad. By Torrent Linux can download programs, works with GPL, GNU, and others. Licensed programs are shareware and freeware, public domain and everyone Copyleft this is absolutely legal. Torrent join with illegal downloads or is a hoax and an excuse to censor anything else. It is seen that with censorship in China have caught the taste.<br /><br />Besides seeking to use these tools to pursue this are ineffective and dangerous. I still remember when they created a tool for spam blogs on Blogger and are out of control, taking several weeks without access to thousands of legitimate blogs until they had to turn it off. Seem to want to repeat the error.<br /><br />On the other hand is very suspicious as only fixed on Rapidshare and Torrents, not similar. It may be some corporate strategy. Ultimately we had to Google foolish as defenders of freedom in the network and now become the first to break this free. The worst thing is that we are told as if it were beneficial. Beneficial to whom? Not for the people. We will have to switch to another service, using this sure will be some willing to waive them censorship and a blow to its economy, which is where it hurts. Boycott censorship.Teixo Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112565390482075100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-38223530437440758602011-01-27T20:09:20.696-05:002011-01-27T20:09:20.696-05:00I'm very disappointed about your deciscion to ...I'm very disappointed about your deciscion to censorship. And yes it is censorship because Google censors the suggestions you get, when typing. Also this is just the entering wedge. There're are things, like ACTA, on the way, that will give the copyright-holders too many rights. Google is mercenary. I will immediately stop to use Google services if this will not be revoked!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04151960418725234404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-48602444707121086702011-01-27T19:39:30.899-05:002011-01-27T19:39:30.899-05:00Google, 'torrent' is a tool. It can be us...Google, 'torrent' is a tool. It can be used for legitimate purposes (Linux torrents, anyone?) or piracy purposes. Censoring autocomplete for a tool that has legitimate purposes is wrong and sets a VERY dangerous precedent. You are giving credence to the ridiculous claim that a tool that may be used for good OR bad purposes should be censored. Please reconsider!bolaparahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277025761475603429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-23448771787841404562011-01-27T13:18:48.387-05:002011-01-27T13:18:48.387-05:00what happend to don't be evil? this is censors...what happend to don't be evil? this is censorship and censorship is always evil!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10671364844560148030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-19024164862334404072011-01-27T09:12:56.255-05:002011-01-27T09:12:56.255-05:00Could google please give a definition of the "...Could google please give a definition of the "Internet" and its relationship with geographically defined countries? Is the internet classified as a country? if so where? Im very tired of ""This video contains content from big corporation/label, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.<br />Sorry about that."<br /><br />-I'd be willing to PAY for the content rather than read such a message - Its an insult where the occurrence seems to be increasing.<br /><br />Also as a content producer how do I select "Limit this content to country x" on youtube?Teixo Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112565390482075100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-68057041839750645082011-01-27T09:10:48.236-05:002011-01-27T09:10:48.236-05:00Google siempre quieren ser los primeros en todo in...Google siempre quieren ser los primeros en todo incluso a la hora de la censura. Ya lo han demostrado en China y no lo olvidamos....<br /><br />Google always want to be first in everything even when censorship. They've already proven in China and do not forget ....<br /><br />CENSURA CENSURA CENSURA<br />CENSORSHIP CENSORSHIP CENSORSHIPTeixo Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112565390482075100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-12268130585822008072011-01-26T18:21:44.967-05:002011-01-26T18:21:44.967-05:00An article at TorrentFreak discusses this issue: h...An article at TorrentFreak discusses this issue: http://torrentfreak.com/google-starts-censoring-bittorrent-rapidshare-and-more-110126/<br /><br />"Although the impact of this decision does not currently affect full search results, it does send out a strong signal that Google is willing to censor its services proactively, and to an extent that is far greater than many expected."Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16297749197071005583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-2584321207608384552010-12-31T20:13:35.938-05:002010-12-31T20:13:35.938-05:00Could google please give a definition of the "...Could google please give a definition of the "Internet" and its relationship with geographically defined countries? Is the internet classified as a country? if so where? Im very tired of ""This video contains content from big corporation/label, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.<br />Sorry about that." <br /><br />-I'd be willing to PAY for the content rather than read such a message - Its an insult where the occurrence seems to be increasing. <br /><br />Also as a content producer how do I select "Limit this content to country x" on youtube?pipmicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785076126276103374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-1931032073195718032010-12-20T09:10:25.467-05:002010-12-20T09:10:25.467-05:00Hmm, the thought police now have a new tool at it&...Hmm, the thought police now have a new tool at it's disposal: Google.<br /><br />I want my data searches unadulterated without some Big Brother deciding what I can see or link to.<br />It is a shame that Google has once again fallen to vested interests, I suspect it is only a matter of time before they (Google) fall by the wayside.<br />Why? Because information recognises no border while any attempt to restrict access identifies the perpetrator for what they are...part of the problem.two bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05143260946736702630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-90591179132760073262010-12-20T07:59:03.024-05:002010-12-20T07:59:03.024-05:00It seems like i will be changing my homepage to ya...It seems like i will be changing my homepage to yahoo or bing. I dont like the filtering. Where is the freedom of speach.<br /><br />Stupid corporations must find a new way to deal with piracy. I think that if most people have about 10-30 $ per month for file sharing premium accounts they will have the money to buy or rent LEGALLY content.<br /><br />People will always find a way to get copyrighted media for free! There is no way to stop this! Deal with it! Internet is a TOOL learn to use it! If corporations are loosing money, that's because they cant use the internet.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612266006197724268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-20375580149396064812010-12-10T17:36:31.824-05:002010-12-10T17:36:31.824-05:00Though it is true that copyright laws should be ta...Though it is true that copyright laws should be taken account I do believe that the customer needs to be satisfied. For instance, I know that many gaming related videos on YouTube have been taken down and ‘copyright infringement’ is cited. On the face of it this looks fine but upon further inspection on the law we see there is ambiguity:<br /><br />“Section 107 contains a list of the various purposes for which the reproduction of a particular work may be considered fair, such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Section 107 also sets out four factors to be considered in determining whether or not a particular use is fair: <br />The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for non-profit educational purposes The nature of the copyrighted work The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work”<br /><br /><br /> I refer now to the case of darksydephil (THEKINGOFHATEHD) where his entire GTA4: Lost and the Damned series has been taken down (unless you watch it in glorious 240p quality.) The argument against game playthroughs is as follows:<br /><br />Should the whole game be played for review purposes people will be less likely to buy the game. Therefore his playthrough impacts on the “market for, or value of, copyrighted work.” An example cited here would be that if you comment live on a movie and publish it, it would still infringe on copyright.<br /><br />The argument against this is that movies have only one experience (i.e. if you play it again it will be the same) However the experience of a game is dependant on how it is played, and thus the experience of the playthrough belongs to the owner. Should the person directly profit from this they would infringe on the “commercial nature or non-profit educational purpose(s)” aspect of copyright law. However videos that have review like & critical commentary is actually protected under copyright law so long as it does not profit from it or affect its market.<br /><br />The latter point (infringement on market) is the ambiguous part of the law. Indeed it must be ascertained whether a playthrough that gets 20,000 hits per video is actually ruining a game for someone or encouraging them to buy it. On this point I believe that it is YouTube’s responsibility to fight for the user, as it is the user they work for, not corporations. Cases such as movies, TV shows and music are non-issues as they are covered by no law (yet there are plenty of movies and TV shows on YouTube that haven’t been taken down.) However, since anyone can launch a copyright claim though they may not own any content plenty of false accusations can be made. It is YouTube’s duty to investigate these to an extent which satisfies all parties involved.<br /><br />It should be noted that review sites that publish videos to YouTube (Gamespot, IGN) and amateur reviewers who can spoil a game in 30 seconds are not taken down because they are seen to be expressly reviewing it. I hope YouTube knows exactly where the line between review and infringement lies and if not, it is their duty to stipulate that line.Zebuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203651731794184800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-49427823929523201942010-12-08T12:15:43.795-05:002010-12-08T12:15:43.795-05:00Those of you saying pirating only affects big medi...Those of you saying pirating only affects big media are wrong. I run a small indie record label and lately I'm finding as soon as we release our music, pirates are there to pick it up and distribute it on the web.<br /><br />Now, I expect this, and see it someone useful in promoting our music, but when I go to google and the pirated distributions of our music appear ABOVE our legitimate website links, there is a problem because now any average internet user can simply go to google and search for one of our songs and download it for free.<br /><br />This is why this new offering by google is important.. especially for smaller labels like us.. <br /><br />Pirate links like this should NOT appear in google results. If you already know where to find pirate material then more power to you.. go to those sites and find the music there.. but the average person should not be able to go to google and just find any copyrighted material they want and download it.<br /><br />The pirate scene used to be much more exclusive. You would have to know where to go to find things. Now, any idiot can find just about anything and get it for free.. The pirate scene needs to go back to the way it was in the old days...<br /><br />Afterall.. how else is the indie music industry going to survive unless it is able to pay it's musicians?<br /><br />How can you not agree with what I'm saying here?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522310205291273509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-52580605315949889392010-12-07T18:46:40.742-05:002010-12-07T18:46:40.742-05:00Scary when the big supports the big!
The Question...Scary when the big supports the big!<br /><br />The Question is if this is good for the people, what's the next step?<br />Block WikiLeaks, Pro Islam sites or just rule the world?<br /><br />Search engines should not act as a self proclaimed police.Björnen "The Bear"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10877039376026901718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-60520477500930993412010-12-06T12:34:33.877-05:002010-12-06T12:34:33.877-05:00I like how this article has phrased a similar situ...I like how this article has phrased a similar situation: http://osdir.com/Article10586.phtml<br /><br />"If this is real censorship, it is much more profoundly unacceptable than just deleting someone's account, because it's not like trying to block that one account, that one voice, but like censoring and manipulating the collective voice."<br /><br />What Google is censoring is the collective voice, and if the collective voice is suggesting some sort of illegal activity, maybe the government should look at its laws instead of having companies cover it up.Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16297749197071005583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-30446814995018108502010-12-06T12:01:22.499-05:002010-12-06T12:01:22.499-05:00@Jörgen L - Google isn't shooting themselves i...@Jörgen L - Google isn't shooting themselves in the foot. Everyone knows that the record labels will be dead in less than 5 years. The TV Networks will fail, like music, TV shows are going to "Singles" not channels. The Movie Studios will end up with one or two windows over the next 10 years. Basically this is a holding action until these businesses fail or more competition creeps up from the bowels of the internet.David Fuchshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06556657257583616060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-19001212780258223542010-12-06T11:55:58.099-05:002010-12-06T11:55:58.099-05:00Wouldn't it be really cool if ...
googles put...Wouldn't it be really cool if ...<br /><br />googles putting legitimate content towards the top of the search results included Creative Commons and Public Domain Music and Videos. Or better yet put them first.David Fuchshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06556657257583616060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-41565493694413792772010-12-05T11:19:17.464-05:002010-12-05T11:19:17.464-05:00The day the freedom died...
people rights? or mon...The day the freedom died...<br /><br />people rights? or money?<br />It smell like money...Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212876622261289890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-7312779255782885132010-12-05T09:42:12.463-05:002010-12-05T09:42:12.463-05:00I believe that Google should respect the net neutr...I believe that Google should respect the net neutrality.<br />I also believe that Google should respect politics ideas and <br />Religious ideas of its users. If I search "lesbian" or "pornography" is not <br />right that the search results are filtered just because Google thinks <br />that pornography should not exist.<br />So if I search "Swedish pirate party" is not just that the results<br /> are filtered just because google does not agree with my hostility<br /> to the current copyright laws.<br /><br />I do not think it is for google to determine what users can and <br />can not search.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383156869770823322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479491108286515994.post-33720317674947916162010-12-04T12:13:12.978-05:002010-12-04T12:13:12.978-05:00Every copyright term in US law is far to long to b...Every copyright term in US law is far to long to be reasonable. There are variances, of course, but most of them are 95 years, 120 years, or 70 years from the death of the author! These laws are obviously not made to benefit the human creators of a work. They're made to benefit corporations. <br /><br />I understand that Google has to survive as a company and can't take on every poorly constructed law in every jurisdiction, but it saddens me to see a gentle giant like Google bow down to an ancient evil like the RIAA.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130975682153729133noreply@blogger.com