tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post3282206781932382716..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Illegal discs in DinetahRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-39330664701593836502007-12-15T21:59:00.000-08:002007-12-15T21:59:00.000-08:00I thought the same thing upon reading this article...I thought the same thing upon reading this article. Namely, that federal laws such as the copyright law apply on reservations too.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if the Navajo Nation has asked the US government to enforce its anti-piracy statutes. Or if the feds are even aware of the problem. If they are, I doubt they're strongly motivated to pursue these crimes. So the problem may be an insufficient response, not an insufficient stimulus.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-50856808586662726532007-12-13T18:03:00.000-08:002007-12-13T18:03:00.000-08:00Writerfella here -- How jejune! The Navajo Na...Writerfella here --<BR/> How jejune! The Navajo Nation may qualify as a sovereign state but it does not fall outside the purview of existing federal copyright laws and/or enforcement. If piracy and copyright infringement is as rampant as is being claimed, there must be investigations ongoing, arrests, etc. If not, then either there is no such rampancy or there is no one insisting on enforcement. Ipso facto...<BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'writerfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.com