Since the start of my career in digital music I have waited for this to happen. It is the most logical thing for any government to do. If you govern a country one should protect the interest for all. The internet has caused so much confusion amongst politicians, law enforcement and so forth. Today the world is in transition with regards to entertainment online (and many other things too ;-). A couple of things need to happen IMHO:
1. This French model or attitude towards the industry needs global adaption;
2. New copyrights laws need to be established and backed by law enforcements. We should listen to a thought leader in this space and come up with laws that make sense and are representing the online realities of today and the future;
3. Record labels, artists and all involved in the creative industries should stop complaining about digital and embrace the opportunities it provides. All the legal battles and public bullshitting and complaining should come to an end and global consensus should be found between the artists, the commercial parties exploiting rights and governments. The retarded systems should be replaced with systems that serve a global and connected universe.
I think that Mr. Sarkozy is brave to support this new way of helping fight copyright crime, but think this should be a good start and not the end. Its a great first step, but many other steps should follow to make it more fair. Lets see what happens over the next decade.
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