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It's hardly a surprise that people don't know how Copyright law works. People don't understand any major aspect of our legal systems. The rules are so incredibl
by a3camero 15y ago
It's hardly a surprise that people don't know how Copyright law works. People don't understand any major aspect of our legal systems. The rules are so incredibly complicated that even lawyers who specialize in these areas may not understand them and may even disagree on what the rules are (this is is where at least some litigation comes from, people disagree on what the rules are that applies to the situation).
I'd be surprised if most renters knew what the laws about renting are, despite most of the rules being written out and not squirreled away in court cases (re: case law) and renting being a major expense they incur every month.
- ugh 15y agoI think you are generalizing a bit too much. Yes, the details are always complicated, but that’s not the problem. People do understand the broad strokes of the laws against killing people or stealing. People do not understand what the basics of copyright law are all about – and copyright law is so complicated that it’s even hard to find those basics.
- a3camero 15y agoIf by broad strokes you mean "don't kill" then sure, but the actual details of how the legal system treats killing people is rather complicated. There are a variety of exceptions and different penalties depending on how the death happened. You might be surprised to find out how complicated the "don't kill" regime really is.
- ugh 15y agoIt’s not complicate compared to copyright and people understand it.