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Stallman is pretty hard FOR copyright. The strong guarantees of "free software" is 100% based on strong copyright law.
by boxed 4y ago
Stallman is pretty hard FOR copyright. The strong guarantees of "free software" is 100% based on strong copyright law.
- cauefcr 4y agoThat's not what i get from reading him https://www.globalnerdy.com/2007/07/06/richard-m-stallman-copyright-vs-community-in-the-age-of-computer-networks/ https://www.globalnerdy.com/2007/07/06/richard-m-stallman-co... My favorite part: >Copyright Now >Now with digital data and computer networks, it much easier for us to copy and manipulate information > Digital technology has changed the effect of copyright law > Copyright used to be a power that was: > wielded by authors > over publishers > to yield benefits to the public > Now it’s a power that is: > wielded by publishers > to punish the public > in the name of the authors > Now the public wants to copy and share — what would a democratic government do?