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Do you think practicing civil disobedience on copyright law will lead us to fixing it? It seems like the opposition is just digging its heels even further. In a
by la_barba 7y ago
Do you think practicing civil disobedience on copyright law will lead us to fixing it? It seems like the opposition is just digging its heels even further. In addition to fighting for their right to control distribution, they're also pushing for DRM, which is making things worse..
- 0xffff2 7y agoHow do we know that they wouldn't be doing all of those things and more in the absence of pushback?
- la_barba 7y agoStarting an argument with "Anything can happen" rarely gets us anywhere. We can only make do with what we know..
- deathhand 7y agoThere will always be a crackdown. This is how entrenched power works. It happened with India and immolation and the Boston Tea party. Standing up for yourself means someone will always try to knock you down. Ramifications of the Boston Tea Party: https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-aftermath https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-aftermath India: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_Sati_Regulation,_1829 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_Sati_Regulation,_1829
- sosborn 7y agoComparing copyright to these situations probably turns more people away from your cause than it attracts.
- la_barba 7y agoErr, are we on the same page here? I don't think so. Because I'm talking about copyright law. Comparing the morality of pirating a disney movie with opposing killing people is not a reasonable position. It cheapens the real struggle that people went through.