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It's disgusting that we've allowed violation of copyright to be a criminal offense. It should be a civil offense at most, with no possibility of jail time. No w
by akersten 6y ago
It's disgusting that we've allowed violation of copyright to be a criminal offense. It should be a civil offense at most, with no possibility of jail time. No wasting money extraditing Kim Dotcom from NZ, no ruining kids' lives for downloading music from the internet.
I'm appalled at Disney, Comcast, and any other media giant that has successfully lobbied for the expansion of the monstrous copyright regime in the USA.
Did you know the FBI wastes time looking into this kind of stuff? Shameful.
- ve55 6y agoCopyright laws are often some of the most user-hostile laws that regularly seem to be passed in many countries recently
- _bxg1 6y agoIt's a very efficient mechanism for a handful of very powerful companies to slurp a limitless amount of money up without doing any work. Once a work is created, people will pay for it over and over again forever. And where there's a money-making scheme, there's legislation to back it up.
- mindslight 6y agoMeanwhile, "we address the predominant form of theft in the US with civil court cases, not criminal cases" : https://twitter.com/djmckenna00/status/1269218616861437952 https://twitter.com/djmckenna00/status/1269218616861437952
- prirun 6y agoDid you know that the Dept of Homeland Security wastes time on copyright violations? Truly shameful.