Effective copyright laws need social credibility and broad public acceptance; this is not the case today. The fact that a large proportion of EU citizens “violate” copyright law in their daily practices with regards to music, film, software, photography and literature does not tell us that we have millions of “bad citizens”. Instead, this predicament informs us upon the shortcomings of noncompetitive markets, rigid models of collective management of copyright, archaic business models and unrealistic pricing structures.
Contrary to what some heavily-lobbied politicians might believe, strong copyright protection does not magically emanate from an “enforcement agenda” of ever-stricter penalties and criminal measures but instead can only be built from fair, balanced and socially understood laws and practices.
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