'The idea of any law against piracy isn't to stop piracy, that is a strawman. The idea is to make piracy hard enough that, regardless of the choices Mr
Vixie discusses, that the casual pirate decides it's cheaper, easier, and less of a hassle and risk to just join Netflix and be done with it.'
So you are openly admitting that the purpose of the law is terror and not enforcement of a workable societal norm?
If the law is so draconian that it even bans copying a borrowed cd, I feel no moral obligation to obey it.
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Vixie discusses, that the casual pirate decides it's cheaper, easier, and less of a hassle and risk to just join Netflix and be done with it.'
So you are openly admitting that the purpose of the law is terror and not enforcement of a workable societal norm?
If the law is so draconian that it even bans copying a borrowed cd, I feel no moral obligation to obey it.
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with free speech?
Copyright in its essence is antithetical to free speech.
You have the right to speak and communicate, but copyright place a state imposed limitation on the freedom to speak and the free flow of information.
The only logical conclusion is the one which Rick Falkvinge has arrived at -- copyright enforcement is inconsistent with free speech and privacy.
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