NEARLY HALF OF ADULTS IN THE US AND IN GERMANY participate in a broad, informal “copy culture,” characterized
by the copying, sharing, and downloading of music, movies, TV shows, and other digital media. Among young
adults, the number is 70%.
Copyright has an innovation problem. Judicial decisions, private enforcement, and public dialogue ignore innovation and overemphasize the harms of copyright infringement. Just to pick one example, “piracy,” “theft,” and “rogue websites”…
Legalized file sharing, shorter protection times for the commercial copyright monopoly, free sampling, and a ban on DRM. These are the main points of the proposal for copyright reform that the Pirate Party is advocating. This is a constructive…