"The Internet Archive is not hurting the revenue of the recording industry at all," Seubert suggested, while noting that his opinions don't "mean squat" since he's not a lawyer. "It has no impact on their revenue." Instead, he suspects that labels' lawsuit is "somehow vindictive," because the labels perhaps "don't like the Internet Archive's way of pushing the envelope on copyright and fair use."
Record companies, artists and other rights holders are not pursuing lawsuits because they are "somehow vindictive" or want to send a message.
Lawsuits are huge, expensive headaches that force the plaintiffs to not only take a public stance on sensitive issues, but also force them to reveal details about their operations, communications, and business relationships. Like anyone else who goes through the trouble of pursuing a case on IP grounds, they feel their rights have been violated and they want redress.
They're also looking at this as part of a long-term fight over how IP gets used, just as the Internet Archive is.
Record companies, artists and other rights holders are not pursuing lawsuits because they are "somehow vindictive" or want to send a message.
Lawsuits are huge, expensive headaches that force the plaintiffs to not only take a public stance on sensitive issues, but also force them to reveal details about their operations, communications, and business relationships. Like anyone else who goes through the trouble of pursuing a case on IP grounds, they feel their rights have been violated and they want redress.
They're also looking at this as part of a long-term fight over how IP gets used, just as the Internet Archive is.