In a major loss for the nation’s music industry, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a major internet service provider is not liable for copyright infringement because it failed to kick known copyright violators off its network.
  • Zikeji@programming.devEnglish
    53·
    5 days ago

    Good. This shit doesn’t make sense in the first place. Is the fucking highway liable when criminals use it to get to a victim?

  • Brkdncr@lemmy.world
    28·
    5 days ago

    It sounds like copyright holder reps were going after ISP’s because they had money and were a large target.

    Going after individual copyright violators will be difficult because there’s a lot more of them. It will also be difficult because copyright violators had no money.

    It’s almost like the industry needs to re-think how they make income if the music itself can be copied at effectively no cost.

    A lot of artists have figured this out already by touring a lot more and putting their music on Bandcamp for cheap distribution. Another option is getting paid for live performances. Sadly the music distribution gatekeepers might need to find new jobs since competing with Bandcamp while maintaining their lifestyle is going to be difficult.

    • P00ptart@lemmy.world
      10·
      5 days ago

      Bands themselves make very little off of sales. That mostly gets eaten up by managers, distributors, and labels. The bands make a lot more money from touring unless they own their own label.