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You're just regurgitating what the current laws state. The whole point of this discussion is that said current laws lead to most media effectively becoming lost
by bakugo 3y ago
You're just regurgitating what the current laws state. The whole point of this discussion is that said current laws lead to most media effectively becoming lost after a certain period of time and this is a problem, so the law should be changed.
- tptacek 3y agoNo, I'm saying that the principle underlying those laws is sound and should be respected. We're not entitled to other people's work product!
- pseudalopex 3y agoWe are not entitled to reproduction monopolies.
- tptacek 3y agoThe Constitution says otherwise.
- pseudalopex 3y agoThe American constitution permits Congress to grant temporary reproduction monopolies. Not compels.
- account42 3y agoAnd to be even more clear: The constitution has to explicitly permit copyright because otherwise it would be an unconstitutional limitation of people's rights, most importantely of free speech.
- scheeseman486 3y agoWe literally are, as evidenced by an expiry point at which all copyrighted works are available to everyone.