> why the downvotes? I did not downvote you, but I think you are getting beaten because you brought up a potential hot topic (brexit) in a way that is unrelate

> why the downvotes? I did not downvote you, but I think you are getting beaten because you brought up a potential hot topic (brexit) in a way that is unrelated to the discussion topic (copyright). The argument that parties could have been using similar tactics is IMO irrelevant even if true (and that is not clear to me either).