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What exactly about "exclusive right to copy or distribute" do these people not understand? If you don't like the current state of copyright, write your Congres
by bitwize 2y ago
What exactly about "exclusive right to copy or distribute" do these people not understand?
If you don't like the current state of copyright, write your Congressman.
- throwaway48476 2y agoCongress punted this issue to the librarian of congress like how they punt most issues these days.
- BriggyDwiggs42 2y agoPeople worked to try and get an alteration made to the law; they “wrote to their congressmen” already. This was functionally the result of that process. As an aside, what game company do you work for?
- standardUser 2y agoI suppose that begs the question, what part of "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts" do you and the US Copyright Office not understand?
- nemomarx 2y agowhat do I do when my congressman doesn't care, and I can't find q candidate to vote for who promises to change it? it's not like we have a lot of agency in elections
- bitwize 2y agoThen you need to politically organize and get the votes together to vote in people who will effect the desired changes to the law. Till that happens, tough. The law is the law.
- samatman 2y agoAn existing research exemption for copying materials has existed for many decades. Libraries have copiers. That they ruled that this specific case is not covered by that exemption is unfortunate, and the argument is not the slam dunk you appear to think it is.
- bakje_cheonchi 2y agoThat's not what the 1201 process is about.