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I think that the proper outcome for all of this would be acknowledgement that the current copyright laws very poorly regulate this aspect, that the key parts of
by PeterisP 3y ago
I think that the proper outcome for all of this would be acknowledgement that the current copyright laws very poorly regulate this aspect, that the key parts of any such legal action are at the not-really-described edges of law because these edges weren't relevant until now; and so instead of waiting for courts ruling on how law-as-written-now applies and accepting these rulings, we will likely get some new legislation explicitly setting what the legal norms should be.
In the short term, of course, the existing law matters, but the main discussion should be not on how to apply existing law but how to ensure that the new laws match what we-the-people would want.
- theragra 3y ago100% this. But I doubt it will happen in the US, unfortunately.
- PeterisP 3y agoThe tech industry has sufficient money and influence for lobbying to push this one through. The media industry did the DMCA adjustments to copyright reasonably fast, and tech industry is even more powerful and wealthy.
- sebzim4500 3y agoYeah but in this case there are extremely influential forces on both sides of the issue. I think when this happens it is normally easier to block a law than to push it through, so I expect the current laws will remain for the short/medium term.