One of the concerns voiced in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act is that it will hinder entrepreneurs. Today, we keep SOPA week moving by getting input from Martijn Tjho, CEO at Independent IP (IIP) BV, the company behind FUGA. As an entrepreneur and one who works within the music industry, it’s hard to get much closer to the issue than Martijn.
The Internet drives innovation just as did the invention of electricity, the steam-engine etc. But lawmakers are always one or two steps behind innovation in creating new laws that regulate the new reality. With SOPA, it’s a typical case of good intentions, but shooting from the hip, with the risk innocent bystanders get hurt. This is often what happens when you try to protect the status quo too much. Rest of article on Tattletech
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