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Sony wants to hire 'anti-piracy' attack dogs
OVERBEARING JAPANESE COMPANY Sony's battle against copyright infringement continues with a job posting on the Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) website looking for two 'anti-piracy' legal eagles.
Sony is seeking to hire a senior corporate counsel and a senior paralegal for its so-called 'anti-piracy' programme, who will work with Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Corporation and the videogame industry's Entertainment Software Association.
The job descriptions for both roles say, "Assist in supporting anti-piracy civil lawsuits and providing support to law enforcement intellectual property agencies on behalf of SCEA."
It follows Sony's hard line stance against Playstation 3 hackers, which said that anyone running unauthorised or 'pirated' software will be permanently banned.
Among its targets is George Hotz, who is famed for hacking the PS3 and is in the process of getting funding for a legal battle with Sony.
He said on his blog, "I see a lot of parallels with the 'War on Drugs'. Most people, me included, admit drugs are a problem, but this whole idea of tackling it with the legal system has never worked and will never work."
"When you shut down a piracy ring... another pops up, and content remains just as free. Sometimes a drug user is made an example of."
"Does everyone put down the crack pipe? Of course not. Sometimes a college student who downloaded 30 songs is made an example of. Does everyone run to the nearest Tower Records? Of course not."
He concluded, "This is not a battle that can be won in the courts. The pirates and the drug smugglers will always be one step ahead, the only way to beat them is to think outside the box. And the legal system is as inside the box as you can think." µ
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Not surprisingly, Obama's proposals have been met with approval from some of Congress' most committed anti-piracy advocates, including Rep...Bob Goodlatte, a Republican from Virginia who chairs the House subcommittee devoted to copyright laws. "I'm committed to strengthening the laws that promote investment, innovation and creativity at home," Goodlatte said. "I share the view that our criminal and IP laws need to be modernized to ensure that legitimate online commerce is not crippled by rampant piracy and counterfeiting, much of which originates overseas."
http://www.switched.com/2011/02/09/obama-administration-to-propose-digital-copyright-laws-to-congress/
amplifiers good too. who cares about middle man in music business, key is ARTIST.
Sony just agreed that it has no working measures to stop the PS3 from going down the drain...
This is about Sony, arguably the most evil non-petroleum corporation on Earth, committing consumer fraud, unauthorized access to protect computer systems with the intent to maliciously alter data on those systems, and to attempt to stifle *legal* methods of restoring functions to the PS3, which were removed illegally by Sony.
The fact that Sony has also been previously caught, prosecuted, and convicted, for knowingly and willingly distributing computer viruses on consumer audio CDs (and, I understand, on USB memory sticks as well) ought to figure into your calculations. Unless, of course, you are a typical paid astroturfer for Sony. Or an idiot.
MAY AS WELL FORGET ABOUT IT. SONY ISN'T A "PERSON" NOR IS IT RUN BY A PERSON. IT'S RUN BY A COMMITTEE WHICH ABIDES BY RULES ESTABLISHED BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHICH PRETTY MUCH STATE, DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COMPANY IN ALL SITUATIONS - AND THAT'S THEIR INTERPRETATION OF "WHAT IS BEST FOR SONY", NOT YOURS. AS A COMPANY IT IS VERY MUCH IN-THE-BOX LAW-ABIDING, AND AS SUCH IT ALSO EXPECTS & DEMANDS ALL THE PROTECTION & REMEDIES THAT THE LAW CAN PROVIDE. YOU MAY AS WELL FACE IT, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER FACELESS CORPORATION, AND THE KEVIN BUTLER AND MARCUS PERSONALITIES THAT YOU THINK ARE SONY ARE INSUBSTANTIAL CHARACTERS CONTRIVED TO SELL A CERTAIN IMAGE THAT SIMPLY ISN'T TRUE.
SONY IS IN BUSINESS TO MAKE MONEY FOR SONY AND PROTECTING IP IS A REQUIREMENT STIPULATED BY PRUDENT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, DOESNT MATTER HOW ADDICTED TO DRUGS OR SOFTWARE PIRACY ANYBODY IS. SONY IS GOING TO LOOK AFTER SONY. GEOHOT IS GETTING BOILED ALIVE BY SONY HEAT, BUT THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN IS BANKRUPTCY AND JAILTIME. MY, AINT BEING A SCOFFLAW FUN!
(I AM ALSO A SCOFFLAW, BUT I AM NOT AN ID10T ABOUT IT)
Sony has every right to stop hackers and piracy. I hope they prosecute as many as possible. Copyright laws exist to protect art and they are enforced in all civilized societies.
SONY is going to fail miserably and they know it.
If anything, what they accomplish is hackers and crackers going after Sony with all they've got.
It's going to get ugly for Sony real soon if this doesn't stop.
... every problem starts to look like a nail.
And now Sonys best idea is to buy a bigger hammer.
Face it, you expected nothing less.