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There are exceptions to copyright to minimise the impact on free speech (satire, news for example). I guess people's opinions on this will ultimately come down
by k-mcgrady 12y ago
There are exceptions to copyright to minimise the impact on free speech (satire, news for example). I guess people's opinions on this will ultimately come down to their views on free speech and that varies throughout the world.
- rjaco31 12y agoDMCA is pretty sloppy when it comes to separate copyright infringement from satire..
- sp332 12y agoThe US Constitution does not recognize ideas as property. Copyrights and patents are limited-time incentives which may be granted by the government to encourage creativity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Clause Also, satire isn't protected, but parody is.
- k-mcgrady 12y agoThe US constitution does not effect me. Thanks for the correction on satire/parody, got them mixed up.