Strengthen copyright instead of signing Acta

In addition to demonstrations across the globe against the Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement Acta, politicians too are now beginning to express serious doubts about the accord, and the governments of several countries are delaying putting their signatures to it. The liberal daily Gazeta Wyborcza argues that it would be better to strengthen existing copyrights: "The Internet may have won against Acta. But the problem that this agreement was supposed to resolve remains. The ease and impunity with which films, books or music can be copied is destroying the business model on which the production of part of these cultural assets is based. We shouldn't pity the music companies and publishers who go bankrupt. They don't deserve it because of their often arrogant and impudent behaviour. … But the real problem remains: how can it be guaranteed that the creators receive fitting remuneration for their work? Copyright was invented as a solution to this question. Of course it's not perfect. But for a long time it fulfilled its purpose."

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