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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 p
by 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 agoShould Harriet Tubman have petitioned her local city council and waited for a referendum before freeing slaves?
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- onlyrealcuzzo 3y agoTime 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?