[pp.int.general] philosophy vs. action

[Reinier Bakels]

>> *We* badly need some sort of "fair use" regulation, instead of the 
>> present law that considers all copying (even of my own legally objtained 
>> CDs onto a MP3 player!) "reserved" acts in the sense of copyright.
> *We* (the pirate parties) badly need free non-commercial sharing of 
> cultural works. Check pirate parties national platforms, and the wiki page 
> of their ideologies at a glance.
It is the same!
>> Solutions for a more balanced copyright have already been given (although 
>> admittedly on a fairly theoretical level): 
>> http://www.ip.mpg.de/ww/de/pub/aktuelles/declaration_on_the_three_step_/declaration.cfm
>> While this is really a modest approach (within present law!) such 
>> proposals should not be ignored imho.
> About that proposal, I think one of the main issues regarding it -as I've 
> already stated in former mails- is that it talks about /exceptions/ and 
> /limitations/, where there actually exists a citizens' *right* to enjoy 
> culture. Talking about citizens' rights as limitations or exceptions, in 
> my viewpoint, help making public opinion think of actual rights as 
> /privileges/ conceded by rightholders -and which, as well as they were 
> conceded by rightholders, would may taken back by them-. Too risky in my 
> viewpoint.
You misunderstood the proposal. It relates to the present legal framework, 
so it logically uses its terminology. Admittedly, this is only a small step. 
But it is *very* realistic. And supported by a large number of critical 
copyright experts. And - see above - it may be interpreted in the sense that 
non-commercial private copying is permitted.
>
> By the way, the authorised Spanish translation of that document talks 
> about author's rights, not about the /c word/. I don't know what the /c 
> word/ is -within the Spanish legal framework-.
Have you seen this footnote? "El documento abierto a la firma, tal como se 
indica en la Presentación, es la versión original redactada en inglés." My 
knowledge of the Spanish language is very limited, but the German version 
contains a footnote at this place explaining than in case of differences, 
the signatories of the petition are supposed to have agreed on the English 
text.
reinier