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Anti Piracy VP Says "Any Device" That Can Be Used To Infringe IP Should Be Made Illegal (reclaimthenet.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The ongoing and often extreme and overreaching battle against piracy within the audiovisual industry continues to escalate, with recent discussions focusing on devices capable of infringing intellectual property (IP) rights. As stated by Sheila Cassells, Executive VP at the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA), companies in the entertainment sector should be wary of “any technological development” that could potentially grant access to pirated content.

From historical technology like the VCR to modern advances like AI, all technology holds inherent potentials for piracy.

At the center of these discussions are specific devices including set-top boxes, Firesticks, and Android apps, often condemned for enabling piracy. The AAPA’s somewhat radical standpoint is a call to outlaw the production, marketing, and distribution of any such device.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I'm just going to go outside and check the seedbox running on my Tesla roadster before I rip and upload a couple of episodes using the computer on my refrigerator and then post them from my Smart TV.

Checkmate copyright whores.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Well that’s stupid. I could infringe IP by carving a gloved mouse on a stone tablet. Are you gonna ban stone tablets? And hands? Jesus, Sheila, get a grip.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ahh 'technological development'. I've been to the museum and learned how paper is made. And how ballpoint pens are made. Would that constitute technology or are we allowed to use pens and paper?

But the linked interview within the linked article mainly talks about IPTV and video streaming. I think this clickbaity title is taking things out of context.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't we already pay something extra on each device, because it could be used (how democratic) to handle pirated media?

If so, discussion done.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

In plenty of jurisdictions yeah, a copying levy

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Wow. You mean people might gave to read actual books for entertainment?

If by some miracle the legal establishment takes this schmuck seriously, it is the end of the entertainment industry.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This would ban your own PC, and capture cards entirely. Theres no way around piracy existing just face it.

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