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It's too bad what governments, big corporations, did to a great technology. I don't even go close to a torrent site anymore. It's just not worth being accused
by hellbannedguy 5y ago
It's too bad what governments, big corporations, did to a great technology.
I don't even go close to a torrent site anymore.
It's just not worth being accused of something.
And to the Copyright Net Nannies--what's the outcome?
Musicians are paid less than before the crackdown.
Books are selling at an all time low.
- nerdponx 5y agoIt was never for the benefit of the musicians or the authors, it was for the benefit of the record labels/distributors and book publishers.
- __MatrixMan__ 5y agoI think it was originally for the benefit of the church, who didn't want people remixing the bible. They just had to add sweetener for the publishers so that they'd cooperate in censorship that would otherwise be to their disadvantage.
- nerdponx 5y agoThere are copyright claims on the Christian bible?
- MomoXenosaga 5y agoYou'd be amazed, it gets a new retranslation/adaptation all the time. They don't give them away in a bookshop.
- wernercd 5y agohttps://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/16378/586 https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/16378/586 List (as of 2019) of public domain versions.
- joshuaissac 5y agoThe King James Version is still under Crown copyright in the United Kingdom. https://www.cambridge.org/bibles/about/rights-and-permissions/rights-and-permissions-kjv https://www.cambridge.org/bibles/about/rights-and-permission...
- NaturalPhallacy 5y ago>governments, big corporations, Behind all of those is lawyers. Contemporary copyright exists exclusively for the benefit of lawyers and people who can afford lawyers.
- firecall 5y agoFortunately in Australia you can’t claim insane damages from copy right infringement! The gov DNS block sites, but that’s it really.