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Yay another bill modeled after the DMCA, what could go wrong?

echelon 9mo ago
This is worse than the DMCA because there's no provision for companies that develop or host the tech. Why the hell can't these legislators keep to punishing the law breakers instead of creating unending legal pitfalls for innovation? We have laws against murdering people with kitchen knives. Not laws against dinnerware. Williams Sonoma doesn't have to worry about lawsuits for its Guy Degrenne Beau Manoir 20-Piece Flatware Set.
- Retr0id 9mo ago
  > Not laws against dinnerware. Don't worry, the UK is on the case https://reason.com/2019/10/07/the-u-k-must-ban-pointy-knives-says-church-of-england/ https://reason.com/2019/10/07/the-u-k-must-ban-pointy-knives...
  - p0w3n3d 9mo ago
    like in this meme: Oi you cheeky ..., is that a knoife I thought this was an exaggeration
  - ErroneousBosh 9mo ago
    Yeah, you know that's a right-wing ragebait site, that posts made-up stories to make the "critical thinkers" angry, right?
    - Retr0id 9mo ago
      I wasn't aware of that, it was just the first non-paywalled article about it I found. The primary source: https://www.rochester.anglican.org/communications/news/government-urged-to-restrict-the-sale-of-pointed-knives.php https://www.rochester.anglican.org/communications/news/gover...
      - nhinck3 9mo ago
        You do realise you are talking about a petition started seven years ago by a small diocese that got less than a thousand signatures?
        Retr0id 9mo ago
        Yup!
        nhinck3 9mo ago
        So in what way is the UK on the case?
    - cowboylowrez 9mo ago
      lol says you, its been my experience that reason.com does NOT post made-up stories, they simply have priorities aligned with their political biases which is relatively normal nowadays. AI agrees. google: "Reason.com is a reputable source that adheres to journalistic standards, but its content is filtered through a specific, consistent libertarian lens."
      - deleted 9mo ago
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      - ErroneousBosh 9mo ago
        Okay, so they're repeating an anti-immigrant neonazi talking point because they're "libertarian". Okay.
        cowboylowrez 9mo ago
        can you post the neonazi part? I couldn't find it. if you're uncomfortable posting actual nazi text, post the wordcount that precedes it in the article and I can count the words that precede your neonazi discovery.

This is worse than the DMCA because there's no provision for companies that develop or host the tech. Why the hell can't these legislators keep to punishing the law breakers instead of creating unending legal pitfalls for innovation? We have laws against murdering people with kitchen knives. Not laws against dinnerware. Williams Sonoma doesn't have to worry about lawsuits for its Guy Degrenne Beau Manoir 20-Piece Flatware Set.

Retr0id 9mo ago
> Not laws against dinnerware. Don't worry, the UK is on the case https://reason.com/2019/10/07/the-u-k-must-ban-pointy-knives-says-church-of-england/ https://reason.com/2019/10/07/the-u-k-must-ban-pointy-knives...
- p0w3n3d 9mo ago
  like in this meme: Oi you cheeky ..., is that a knoife I thought this was an exaggeration
- ErroneousBosh 9mo ago
  Yeah, you know that's a right-wing ragebait site, that posts made-up stories to make the "critical thinkers" angry, right?
  - Retr0id 9mo ago
    I wasn't aware of that, it was just the first non-paywalled article about it I found. The primary source: https://www.rochester.anglican.org/communications/news/government-urged-to-restrict-the-sale-of-pointed-knives.php https://www.rochester.anglican.org/communications/news/gover...
    - nhinck3 9mo ago
      You do realise you are talking about a petition started seven years ago by a small diocese that got less than a thousand signatures?
      - Retr0id 9mo ago
        Yup!
        nhinck3 9mo ago
        So in what way is the UK on the case?
  - cowboylowrez 9mo ago
    lol says you, its been my experience that reason.com does NOT post made-up stories, they simply have priorities aligned with their political biases which is relatively normal nowadays. AI agrees. google: "Reason.com is a reputable source that adheres to journalistic standards, but its content is filtered through a specific, consistent libertarian lens."
    - deleted 9mo ago
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    - ErroneousBosh 9mo ago
      Okay, so they're repeating an anti-immigrant neonazi talking point because they're "libertarian". Okay.
      - cowboylowrez 9mo ago
        can you post the neonazi part? I couldn't find it. if you're uncomfortable posting actual nazi text, post the wordcount that precedes it in the article and I can count the words that precede your neonazi discovery.