The DCI Debate » Quotes

Authors shall enjoy, in respect of works for which they are protected under this Convention, in countries of the Union other than the country of origin, the rights which their respective laws do now or may hereafter grant to their nationals, as well as the rights specially granted by this Convention.
— Berne Convention, 5(1) [Source]
the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies […] for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.
— US Copyright Act Section 107 [Source]
If China ever aspires to be a legitimate, respected worldwide player and a key component of the world community, they have to play by the rules.
— Carlos Gutierrez, US Commerce Secretary, on China’s weak stance on piracy, among other issues [Source]
Consumers have an awareness of the scale of the problem and cost [of piracy], but don’t take onboard industry concerns or government messages.
— Dr Jo Bryce, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Central Lancashire [Source]
The government has spent millions of pounds to change public awareness of drink-driving and smoking. As a society, we need to go through a similar process for creativity and intellectual property.
— Michael Rawlinson, Deputy Head, Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association [Source]
It’s astonishing that a sophisticated nation like Canada has dragged its feet for so long while the rest of the world has adapted its copyright laws to the digital age
— John Kennedy, Chairman and CEO, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry [Source]
With popular shows such as 24 we’re talking about 100,000 copies of the latest episode being pirated—with around 20,000 of those shows being downloaded in the UK.
— David Price, Research Consultant, Envisional [Source]
Anyone who claims you’re going to win the war on piracy is a very foolish person. But if you don’t fight the war, it gets worse.
— John Kennedy, Chairman and CEO, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry [Source]
For years, we sat back whilst our music was wantonly stolen. We tried to educate people to raise awareness and then, only as a last resort, did we commence proceedings and even then only against the worst offenders.
— John Kennedy, Chairman and CEO, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry [Source]
Trying to get people to pay for music is never going to be easy - it’s easy to take something for free… if you don’t think you’ll get caught.
— Spokesperson, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry [Source]
I am sorry for what I have done. I love music and don’t want to hurt the artists I love.
— Brianna LaHara, 12-year-old sued by the RIAA for downloading music online [Source]
It’s nirvana for criminals. It is a ripe, rich, fat target to deal with.
— Jack Valenti, President and CEO, Motion Pictures Association of America, on piracy and criminals [Source]
Music piracy is not only damaging for the record companies that invest tens of million of millions of pounds annually in artists. The knock-on effect of music piracy can also be hugely damaging to local retailers and the wider music industry that employs 126,000 people in the UK and is worth £5bn to the UK economy.
— Spokesperson, British Phonographic Industry [Source]
[TV] piracy undermines industry investment by both the subscription television platforms and the channel providers and harms jobs growth and security.
— Kim Williams, Chief Executive, Foxtel [Source]
The Organised Crime Task Force reports that paramilitary organisations are behind 80% of all Intellectual Property crime in Northern Ireland. And since DVDs form the bulk of all counterfeit product seizures in Northern Ireland, you really could be making a killing on your bargain discs.
— Piracy is a Crime Website [Source]
[They are] stealing the future of artists and the people who invest in them.
— Peter Jamieson, Chairman, British Phonographic Industry, on the actions of music consumers who swap tracks through peer-to-peer software [Source]
I think they’re actually acting against game theory. [The people at Microsoft are] doing what’s not in their interest by cracking down on piracy.
— Carl Howe, Senior Analyst (Software Industry), Forrester Research [Source]
The research clearly shows that music fans who break piracy laws are highly valuable customers.
— Paul Brindley, Director, The Leading Question [Source]
DRM … is bully-boy tactics by the media industry.
— Suw Charman, Open Rights Group [Source]
Not only had Sony put software on my system that uses techniques commonly used by malware to mask its presence, the software is poorly written and provides no means for uninstall.
— Mark Russinovich, Windows programming expert [Source]
Apple’s iTunes music service […] is the type of service the public is willing to pay for and is a business model that we expect film download services to move towards, as confidence in the sector grows.
— Adam Thomas, Media Research Manager, Informa Media and Telecoms [Source]
DRM only serves to restrict consumer choice, prevents a larger digital music market from emerging and often makes consumers unwitting accomplices to the ambitions of technology companies.
— David Pakman, Boss, Emusic [Source]