> been deemed legally necessary Ah, the old "deeming things" trick [0]. Almost everything is copyrighted. Like most of us here I've given original writing, co

> been deemed legally necessary Ah, the old "deeming things" trick [0]. Almost everything is copyrighted. Like most of us here I've given original writing, code or music to people who've shared it on Google drive. That material is copyrighted no more or less than anything by Disney or Sony. Google doesn't just "scan for copyright violations", it specifically acts out of fear or leverage to be an unpaid policeman for special interests, rich and powerful media companies. I haven't said anything new here, but I do think it's important that we see arguments built on false standards. Google isn't championing the law or anything noble and we would do well to be very precise about choosing words to describe what is happening. [0] deem: acting by fiat and art without necessary recourse to logic, law, evidence or consistency