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> Do you have any statements or signaling you can link to from either of these companies to suggest they are in favor of this law? No, but I have to correct my
by sebst 8y ago
> Do you have any statements or signaling you can link to from either of these companies to suggest they are in favor of this law?
No, but I have to correct myself. I don't assume they are actively "in favor" but that they will passively benefit in a post-law time.
- oihoaihsfoiahsf 8y agoI think it may be true that they may suffer the law better than their competitors. But I think if it was likely that they would benefit absolutely, they'd be in favor of the law, or at least ambivalent, rather than strongly opposed. Don't you?
- sebst 8y agoI personally believe (without any evidence) that they are ambivalent, maybe slightly opposed. However, they needed to oppose in public, otherwise, this would have been a PR disaster: Publishers: "You steal our content and are unwilling to pay, so we need a law!" Google: "You're right, please do the law, because it would harm our competitors!"
- oihoaihsfoiahsf 8y agoThey could easily couch the statement in such a way that they would appear blameless, if they really wanted to make a positive statement. E.g. "We recognize the critical contribution of publishing companies to our society and want to do our part to ensure the continued existence of a strong publishing industry."
- sebst 8y agoBut then why did they not pay voluntarily when publishing companies asked for this prior to lobbying for this law?
- oihoaihsfoiahsf 8y agoSame reason I don't pay extra money to the treasury even though I think my tax rates should be raised.