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> but that's where the debate is at the moment. Because of the rulings of a couple of judges. Is that actually what the majority of people think? > Copyright
by kennywinker 3mo ago
> but that's where the debate is at the moment.
Because of the rulings of a couple of judges. Is that actually what the majority of people think?
> Copyright law only considers illegal ownership of a work
That's definitely not true. File sharing, for example, is illegal even if you legally own the original copy you're sharing.
Similarly, copyright has something to say if I read a legal copy of harry potter and then create a new work in that world.
- BeetleB 3mo ago> Because of the rulings of a couple of judges. Is that actually what the majority of people think? There's a good reason for the law not to be based on what the majority thinks.
- kennywinker 3mo agoIf you’re gonna equate copyright law being tied to a majority sense of morality, with some kind of mob rule, ya lost me. Sure i don’t think the majority get to dictate things like who has rights or who the law applies to. That doesn’t apply here tho.