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My thought exactly. If there is a `vibrant free web`, I can't see it.

• nine_k 8y ago
  Look at this very site. People link here a lot, quote here a lot, and sometimes say controversial things here. If every submission had to be pre-moderated, and royalty paid for every substantial quotation, this site would be very different, and definitely less vibrant and free.
  • jandrese 8y ago
    If every submission had to be checked by a copyright cop first this site wouldn't exist. Message boards in general wouldn't exist. It would take way too much manpower to run, especially if you have to worry about things like song lyrics in the post and handling multiple languages.
    • nine_k 8y ago
      Quoting TFA: «Article 13; which seeks to shift liability for platform users’ copyright infringements onto the platforms themselves — and which critics contend will therefore push them towards creating upload filters to monitor all content before it’s posted» Emphasis mine.