@lux I don't think he was comparing the laws to slavery and racial discrimination, but the correlating "public/political opinion" that were largely biased and very wrong. Those laws were changed due to overwhelming, and rightfully so, demand by the public. IP law is of course much less serious than slavery and racial discrimination as far as social issues go.
I am glad to see that there is a high school out there that is still able to put forth a current and well thought out debate. We need laws that protect artists original works as for many of them it can be their livelyhood. However, most IP law has been grossly twisted to serve the needs of corporations and IP brokers, not the artists themselves. Like most sectors the corporations are pushing way too hard for their bottom line and lose sight of the reasons they were successful in the first place.
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I am glad to see that there is a high school out there that is still able to put forth a current and well thought out debate. We need laws that protect artists original works as for many of them it can be their livelyhood. However, most IP law has been grossly twisted to serve the needs of corporations and IP brokers, not the artists themselves. Like most sectors the corporations are pushing way too hard for their bottom line and lose sight of the reasons they were successful in the first place.
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