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Copyright Alliance Presses Presidential Candidates

Posted by kdawson on from the we-don't-need-no-stinkin'-balance dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Not satisfied with the current copyright terms of life plus seventy years and huge financial liabilities for infringement, the Copyright Alliance is pressuring presidential candidates for stronger copyright laws. In particular, they want the candidates to promise to divert police resources to punish even non-commercial copyright infringement. After all, without copyright, what would become of the next Shakespeare, Michaelangelo, or da Vinci?"

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  1. Re:Great Works by clubby · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm no fan of copyright as it exists today, but just because I don't believe entertainers should necessarily be fabulously wealthy doesn't mean I want them to die broke and penniless, and that did happen a lot more prior to copyright.

    That said, the idea of diverting further police resources to prosecute people who listen to music they're not supposed to listen to is terrifying. Yikes! If I didn't already live in Canada, I'd move to Canada.

  2. ZOMG Lobbying! by 4D6963 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Copyright Alliance Presses Presidential Candidates

    OMG! Special interest groups are pushing their agenda by pressuring politicians! We've never seen that before! But what will become of us!?!

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  3. insightfull?? We're moderating ironically now? by Scrameustache · · Score: 4, Funny

    I refuse to believe Shakespeare, Michaelangelo, or da Vinci's works would be any less great despite their copyright status. Don't those works predate copyright? Yes they do, by hundreds of years, and that sarcastic point soared majestically high above your head, like a mighty eagle.
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  4. Re:Great Works by arivanov · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yep, Einstein goes straight to jail too. Quote is Newton's.

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  5. Re:Great Works in the case of Newton by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Without Newton, string theory would have been invented hundreds of years ago.

    And that is the very least of his great achievements.

  6. Wait, wait wait by Almahtar · · Score: 2, Funny

    You have to translate these things so the troll can understand. Trolls have no use for your "facts" or "reason". I'll do the honors.

    "OMG no ur wrong fag.Lol."