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The only copyright reform I support is abolishing this abomination altogether.
by tliltocatl 8mo ago
The only copyright reform I support is abolishing this abomination altogether.
- otterley 8mo agoI assume you do not write software to earn a living?
- tliltocatl 8mo agoI do. And I get paid because I write it fulfill to the customer's need that's not covered by an existing solution, not because some law prevents using what already exists.
- otterley 8mo agoAnd if that was stolen by someone else to give to other customers for free, how might that impact you?
- tliltocatl 8mo agoIt wouldn't impact me at all. Without our hardware it is useless. And customers need certifications, support and availability guarantees. Customers aren't paying shit for code. They don't need code. They need solution to their problems. Of which my code is a very small (if critical) part of. And yes, that's totally irrelevant. Because the mere fact that some people depend on some evil for their living doesn't justify its existence.
- otterley 8mo agoThat’s good for you, but for the rest of us, we live in economies of scale. Copyright is the legal underpinning of most software engineers’ ability to earn a living and feed their families.