SOPA architect now pushing for “IP Attaché” legislation

Re:SOPA architect now pushing for “IP Attaché” legislation by Zenst on Thursday July 12, 2012 @09:59AM (#4234506)

WOW if we protected people health and wellbeing as well as we protect digital media then the World would be full of healthier people. Kind of messed up realy.

I'd dare say more TAXable income thru avoidance is lost in a single day than is lost through piracy in a single year. That would realy put things into perspective.

[EDIT ADD] Just did a quick thumb in the air statistical google for the UK http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/11/tax-a... gives us £69.9 billion a year lost thru TAX avoidance (esitmated) and for piracy the net effect is http://www.itproportal.com/2011/11/11/video-game-piracy-uk-c... for games and for movies http://www.metro.co.uk/news/817878-illegal-downloading-cost-...

So alot less and yet the effort/publicity for the later and laws compared to combating the former TAX fraud/avoidance do seem somewhat out of kilt.

Need I say anything else beyond messed up priorities.

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Re:SOPA architect now pushing for “IP Attaché” legislation by masklinn on Thursday July 12, 2012 @10:15AM (#4234578)

> I'd dare say more TAXable income thru avoidance is lost in a single day than is lost through piracy in a single year.

Depends what method of accounting you use really, going with the MPAA and RIAA's statutory damages demands in piracy cases, "losses due to piracy" are probably in the same order of magnitude as the planetary GDP in the same time-scale.

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