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When we're discussing litigation, it certainly matters what is legal.

• onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago
  And also - if what is legal isn't right, we live in a democracy and should change that. Saying what's legal is irrelevant is an odd take. I like living in a place with a rule of law.
  • soulofmischief 3y ago
    Should Harriet Tubman have petitioned her local city council and waited for a referendum before freeing slaves?
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    • onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago
      Time will tell if comparing slavery to copyright is ridiculous or not. In the case of slavery - we changed the law. In the case of copyright - it's older than the Atlantic Slave Trade and still alive and kicking. It's almost as if one of them is not like the other.
      • soulofmischief 3y ago
        > It's almost as if one of them is not like the other. Use this newfound insight to take my comment in good faith, as per HN guidelines, and recognize that I am making a generalized analogy about the gap between law and ethics, and not making a direct comparison between copyright and slavery. Can we get back on topic?