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> In an effort to "avoid the growth of piracy", Plex asked GitHub to remove a repository that allows people to reshare libraries that were not originally their
by jMyles 3y ago
> In an effort to "avoid the growth of piracy", Plex asked GitHub to remove a repository that allows people to reshare libraries that were not originally theirs.
I am so sick of the policing of copying of data masquerading as "intellectual property" or "rights". These terms are so insidious: to be against "property" makes it sound like some bizarre fringe view, and to scoff at the "intellectual" kind makes it sound like you don't care about other people's thoughts (when obviously the opposite is true).
It's so completely obvious that these systems of control can't survive an environment of low-friction copy and transit of data. We're on the cusp, as a species, of finally shucking off this nonsense and enshrining the traditions of free copying and remixing and collaboration.
...so what's the point of continuing the pretense? Who is winning here? The banks whose logos paint the skyline of West Nashville? (I'm in East Nashville as I write this).
All it's going to take is one sovereign jurisdiction refusing to play along, and then everyone will just use internet services in that jurisdiction.
It seems like a house of cards that is going to fall very quickly.
Are we ready for that?
- fragmede 3y agoWe've been there for a while. The pirate bay is 23 years old today. LibGen, Anna's archive, MEGA; many other services. They're all out there on the vast Internet. it's not a new problem. Between BitTorrent and Cloudflare R2, one could distribute a file to everyone connected to the Internet for a pittance. For digital files, there is no scarcity of the files themselves. Creating the files is a different matter, but the distribution of digital data on a planetary scale is so doable it's silly we're getting in our own way with this artificial system. Creators need to be compensated, absolutely, but DRM making bits not copyable is like trying to make water not wet.
- jMyles 3y ago> Creators need to be compensated, absolutely, I'm working full-time on this issue, just in the context of my own music project. Stay tuned!
- jMyles 3y agoupdate: Just cut five more bluegrass tracks in East Nashville. :-) You'll hear them soon. You can hear my last record here: https://justinholmes.com/music/vowel-sounds/ https://justinholmes.com/music/vowel-sounds/
- blooalien 3y ago> ... "trying to make water not wet." I'm working full-time on this issue, with zero success thus far. When I do finally succeed, I'ma get filthy rich sellin' "Dehydrated Water" (Just Add Water).