Any system broken as badly as copyright (and the patent system) should just be scraped. Enough "patching", it doesn't even do what it was designed to do in the first place: To support the Public Domain.
I don't mean to appear dense, but doesn't this sound like extortion or a protection racket? Even if it is in tenths or hundredths of a dollar? We charge this amount, but it could go up if we want it to and you can still be sued.
I have very high faith in Congress. I KNOW Congress is so stupid that it can't figure out for itself that firefighters have no clue what this debate is about.
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Free stuff!
When the one's insisting that it is true start paying for the stuff they are downloading for free.
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Fake?
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Principled politician?
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Let 'em die
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Benefit
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Kickstart
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Time to go
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Business decision
Pointy haired Boss?
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Getting it right
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Protection
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Freedom
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