WIPO Director General Against Draconian Anti-Piracy Punishment.....

Courtesy Techdirt  Fri, 11/13/2009 - 14:43

We were a bit surprised, recently, to hear at a WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) meeting that they actually appeared to be taking more of an evidence-based approach to copyright , rather than just assuming that "more is better." And now, the Director General of WIPO, Francis Gurry, gave an interview where he explained why he thought that high fines and jailtime weren't the answer to piracy .

He's exactly right, which is a bit surprising. But as...

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