Privacy and Piracy: The Paradox of Illegal File Sharing on Peer-to-peer Networks and the Impact of Technology on the Entertainment Industry : Hearing Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, September 30, 2003, Volume 4 |
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Page 142 - The economic philosophy behind the clause empowering Congress to grant patents and copyrights is the conviction that encouragement of individual effort by personal gain is the best way to advance public welfare through the talents of authors and inventors in "Science and useful Arts.
Page 84 - ... (2) Contents of request. The request may be made by filing with the clerk (A) a copy of a notification described in subsection (c)(3)(A); (B) a proposed subpoena; and (C) a sworn declaration to the effect that the purpose for which the subpoena is sought is to obtain the identity of an alleged infringer and that such information will only be used for the purpose of protecting rights under this title.
Page 142 - copyright law celebrates the profit motive, recognizing that the incentive to profit from the exploitation of copyrights will redound to the public benefit by resulting in the proliferation of knowledge.... The profit motive is the engine that ensures the progress of science.
Page 1 - Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Norm Coleman, Chairman of the Subcommittee, presiding. Present: Senators Coleman, Levin, and Carper.
Page 18 - NEW jobs at three times the rate of the rest of the economy. The movie industry alone has a Surplus balance of trade with every single country in the world. No other American enterprise can make that statement.
Page 159 - Networks Ltd does not condone activities and actions that breach the rights of copyright owners. As a Kazaa Media Desktop user you have agreed to abide by the end user license agreement and it is your responsibility to obey all lava governing copyright in each country.
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Page 35 - I have a statement that I would like to have inserted in the record. Senator SPARKMAX.
Page 79 - And here the evidence establishes that a majority of Napster users use the service to download and upload copyrighted music.