Why the "Finnish SOPA" is such a big thing for the country

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There was an assumption at the end of that good article that the "music industry" (whatever that broad term means) is trying to save a dying business model.

Actually, music intermediaries such as music publishers and distributors are trying to save their business model, and because the internet disintermediates them, destroying the internet is the logical way to go about it.

The business of making and listening to music is continuing along just fine.

I think the assumption in the article was that music industry means the intermediaries, not the artists. Artists seem to have many means to invent new business models (Louis C.K. being a recent example, albeit not from the area of music), but the traditional labels less so.

Imagine if someone could get your telephone disconnected by suing you. Not by getting an injunction against you using the telephone, mind you, but simply by filing the suit "in good faith." That's SOPA.

This really isn't like SOPA. The courts were involved, a ruling was made. Maybe it's bad precedent, but due process was provided. SOPA wants to let privileged multi-million dollar conglomerates act as judge themselves and cut people off on a whim.

In my opinion blocking sites like TPB and making it such a big deal makes people who do not know the site even more curious of what is going on and will most likely boost the usage of this kind of sites.

And just a note on the EU court of justice decision to case back from 2004: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15871961

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