Yep. Like the thieving accountants working for the labels. Like the drug-addled actors hooked on cocaine and heroin. Like harrassing members of the public for providing a service that isn't provided legitimately.
To be fair, there is a point of discussion here, even if I disagree with AJ's conclusions. The question isn't, in my mind, that of the Constitution's wording: rather, it is the implementation that I disagree vehemently with.
FWIW, I'd like copyrights for digital-only content (such as e-books, FLACs) to be minimal (max 5 years). However, I'm pretty sure that I'm a radical in this area.
In theory, at lkeast, copyright is "promoting the progress". However, the fact is that the laws supposedly designed for that function are not fit for purpose. I see no progress in taking down videos falsely (whther intentional or otherwise) of content that is not theirs under current laws.
The laws in this area need to be reformed to a more...."balanced" state, but balanced as used there isn't the correct term. I guess the closest is "progressive", but that's not fully accurate either.
The difference is that preivate entities masquerading as government want this to happen: it costs those entities nothing whilst the ISPs are left with all the vitriol.
But can you imagine how much reality would suck if we had a "...and this is why reality sucks" button? ITs would be a recursive sucking of reality!?!?! THE END OF ALL CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT!?!?!?!
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FWIW, I'd like copyrights for digital-only content (such as e-books, FLACs) to be minimal (max 5 years). However, I'm pretty sure that I'm a radical in this area.
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The laws in this area need to be reformed to a more...."balanced" state, but balanced as used there isn't the correct term. I guess the closest is "progressive", but that's not fully accurate either.
And you do raise a valid point.
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But that's not the case in these plans. This is based on accusations, with no real factual basis.
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I smeel an iron somewhere....
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To do anything else would be assholish.
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