> But by trying to manage the economy (which copyright is an extension of), they are essentially going down the path of ever increasing centralization. That ma

> But by trying to manage the economy (which copyright is an extension of), they are essentially going down the path of ever increasing centralization. That management is core to one of the major benefits of the EU though the free movement of goods. By necessity to have that completely free movement goods have to be produced, sold and consumed under the same set of laws. Otherwise a product produced legally in one country could be illegal in another which would start to inch back towards border checks over time as national laws diverged.