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Fun part is that US legislative branch did not have much say in creation of DMCA. US executive branch back then was just lobbied by major copyright holders and
by SXX 2mo ago
Fun part is that US legislative branch did not have much say in creation of DMCA.
US executive branch back then was just lobbied by major copyright holders and they literally bypassed much of legislation process around congress by creating and signing international agreements instead.
By the time DMCA landed in congress there was very little that could be changed because US already had to honour intetnational agreements it's already created and signed.
Louis Rossman have a video on it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0-j89LJysY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0-j89LJysY
- gpderetta 2mo agoDidn't the international agreements require ratification from legislative?
- SXX 2mo agoYes, but as told by DMCA creator quoted in video congress cant amend them much unlike any other law. Congress could obviously not pass ratificarion, but you know how its usually going.
- account42 1mo agoYes, treaties are effectively a backdoor around the already imbalanced democratic process.