Post 9umapdCiMd6PNbl2Jc by Calcifer@social.bau-ha.us
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(DIR) Post #9uirlM5QzA9Nim3kNE by sir@cmpwn.com
2020-05-05T02:38:09Z
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Copyright must be abolished. The fact that anything created today will never enter the public domain within any of our livetimes proves that the system has failed. We have an obligation to exercise civil disobedience to protest the broken system. I will shed no tears for billionares caught up in the flack. They never shed a tear for the tens of thousands of people they screwed with expensive lawsuits, nor the billions they screwed out of their rightful inheritance of the collective works of humanity.It's your obligation as a good citizen to pirate shit.
(DIR) Post #9uisFFsQdbMT9KEXVA by loke@functional.cafe
2020-05-05T02:43:10Z
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@sir What about the rightful inheritance of the grandchildren of an artist? They worked really hard to be the descendent of someone successful. Do you expect them to go out and work?
(DIR) Post #9uisZ2anjpK5jyQHsO by Shufei@mastodon.social
2020-05-05T02:44:32Z
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@sir Seconded, emphatically.
(DIR) Post #9uit2fs0mfbRxJbTF2 by se7en@freespeechextremist.com
2020-05-05T02:54:13.428380Z
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@sir Join us now and share the softwareyou'll be freehackers, you'll be freeeeeeeee
(DIR) Post #9uitjGHpmKtt3tzN0y by sathariel@ghostgirl.princesa.company
2020-05-05T03:01:54.148666Z
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@sir obligation? good? citizen? Fuck that crap, i pirate my animu cause i want to.
(DIR) Post #9uiu2ZLn7kIngo2vrs by alcinnz@floss.social
2020-05-05T03:03:09Z
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@sir Personally I absolutely agree about abolishing copyright.However I prefer to encourage people to check out superb shows like Magus Elgar, The Red Panda Adventures, Man From Earth, Welcome to Night Vale, Expedition Sasquatch, The Bright Sessions, The Blender Open Movies, The Old Gods of Appalachia, etc, etc.Hollywood (and BBC) deserves neither our money nor attention! Others do!P.S. If you continue enjoying Dr Who, I have no grievance against Big Finish Productions.
(DIR) Post #9uiuGl70BxLwDltXzU by sir@cmpwn.com
2020-05-05T03:03:11Z
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@sathariel and I applaud you for that
(DIR) Post #9uiuN11lvliDJuQqhs by sir@cmpwn.com
2020-05-05T03:04:42Z
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@alcinnz I am 1000% in agreement that we should support producers of free cultureBut I don't think we should stop at refraining from piracy. We should give them a deliberate signal that we refuse to play by their unjust rules, and play by our own instead.
(DIR) Post #9uiuS0157LlJdFUA1w by sir@cmpwn.com
2020-05-05T03:05:16Z
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@alcinnz I am also strongly in favor of paying artists for DRM-free releases like Bandcamp, or for supporting them via platforms like Patreon, LibrePay, etc.
(DIR) Post #9uiv5zolH9TobCnL8a by alcinnz@floss.social
2020-05-05T03:16:18Z
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@sir Fair enough.But I do worry about the fact that piracy is being used to justify the worst of these laws. It's hard to say whether the signal's clearer avoiding them altogether or engaging in piracy.Regardless I'm too busy enjoying and promoting non-mainstream entertainment to pay attention to the mainstream!
(DIR) Post #9uj7tNrjqxhMp2VI3s by kungtotte@fosstodon.org
2020-05-05T05:39:24Z
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@sir it's so turbo dumb that I *can't* legally pay for content due to region locking. If I want to watch certain TV shows I don't even get the option to pay into their corrupt system; I'm locked out if I try to follow the law but I can consume the content via piracy. That's so fucked.Also, why can Mick Jagger live off of 60 year old accolades while the singer-songwriter in your local bar needs a day job? Is that an OK system?
(DIR) Post #9uj8mm2RgIgZifvKVc by emma@magicalgirl.party
2020-05-05T05:49:10Z
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@sir Pirating books will not hurt billionaires. It will hurt the writers, nearly all who which live close to poverty. Lost sales mean writers don't get contracts for books, and they don't get advances, and they end up doing something other than writing. Is copyright fucked up?Yes.But pirating doesn't hurt the people you want to hurt.
(DIR) Post #9uj98JWkMl9pfFMsaG by sir@cmpwn.com
2020-05-05T05:53:38Z
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@emma there is some truth to this, though I don't entirely agree. But I'm mainly talking about movies and TV shows, which are from the outset working on budgets of millions of dollars. With books, you get a physical copy (which has material value) that you *own* and can share with your friends. It's a lot different.
(DIR) Post #9uj9RichHfid04P7NQ by tn5421@fedi.absturztau.be
2020-05-05T05:58:01.253624Z
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@sir @alcinnz i've bought a lot of stuff on bandcamp and plan to continue doing so
(DIR) Post #9uj9dWjlImJNbxL612 by tn5421@fedi.absturztau.be
2020-05-05T06:00:09.243418Z
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@sir you should post magnet links on fedi, IMO. Maybe under an alt..?
(DIR) Post #9uj9lQeNof9t3Aaif2 by sir@cmpwn.com
2020-05-05T06:00:34Z
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@tn5421 I'll do you one better in a couple of blog posts
(DIR) Post #9ujAYC6wf5De9ACiNU by tn5421@fedi.absturztau.be
2020-05-05T06:10:23.809383Z
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@sir I'm looking forward to it.
(DIR) Post #9ujDtb4lL149W952ki by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2020-05-05T06:47:51Z
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@sir Just because something is malfunctioning doesn't mean it should be abolished.I think making the copyright duration much shorter, and making it impossible to transfer copyright, would be better than getting rid of it altogether.Alternatively, you could replace copyright with some copyleft legislation. I do like the GPL source releases from phone and router vendors.
(DIR) Post #9ujF2phmPqBbRxIYfA by MartinShadok@aleph.land
2020-05-05T06:59:22Z
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@sir I fully agree. In particular in the context of scientific literature: these copyright laws are breaking the principles of freedom of knowledge, which should be fundamental. Every citizen should have access to every scientific article.
(DIR) Post #9ujFg1XsKO7vSvLxaq by ignaloidas@mastodon.gamedev.place
2020-05-05T07:07:48Z
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@wolf480pl @sir GPL works because of copyright. You wouldn't need GPL if there wouldn't be copyright.
(DIR) Post #9ujFrFLtKq5lTJ6DXk by ignaloidas@mastodon.gamedev.place
2020-05-05T07:09:50Z
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@wolf480pl @sir Shorter duration though is a step into the right direction. Patent authors somehow do with 20 years, no reason why book authors can't
(DIR) Post #9ujFsMNigXYLYxU9TM by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2020-05-05T07:10:03Z
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@ignaloidas @sir >GPL works because of copyrighttrue>You wouldn't need GPL if there wouldn't be copyrightfalseEven without copyright, vendors could take publicly available source code (part of the commons), modify it, build firmware based on it, and then ship it in binary form on their locked-down phones and routers without providing you the source code.
(DIR) Post #9ujFyfOysft4I65BDs by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2020-05-05T07:11:11Z
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@ignaloidas @sir speaking of patents, I'd say the duration should vary depending on pace of innovation in a particular field. So eg. in software / CompSci, I'd go for sth like 2 years.
(DIR) Post #9ujHAqgMrlRMhoaVKC by 0@mamot.fr
2020-05-05T07:23:12Z
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@sirHere we go again with the facile slogans.#Copyright is precisely the basis of free software. Without it there would be no #GPL, etc.
(DIR) Post #9ujHtPUWoAhDPDIYyG by Fishou@mstdn.fr
2020-05-05T07:30:52Z
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@sir tbh, the fact copyright means basically "you don't have the right to copy" in most cases is already screwed up in many ways, and while I understand that getting paid for your work is important, in some cases the creators aren't being paid correctly, I'd much rather have a way to pay the ones that did work directly, not to mention that copyright lasts so long that it's just pointless unless you have a monopoly to keep and have no backup plan, which is a bad thing already.
(DIR) Post #9ujOfOrZ302b57L8Uq by pureevil@functional.cafe
2020-05-05T08:47:02Z
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@sir it is our obligation to finally add Nvidia support to Sway
(DIR) Post #9ujcDYfEPd8sjGBoB6 by comrad@mastodon.social
2020-05-05T11:18:56Z
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@sir Copyright under commercial aspects is just fine. It just should not extend to the private sector.Also patents are fine. But not 50 or longer years. Having a patent to compensate scientific research is a nice way to ensure innovation.Both concepts are just perverted by american turbo capitalism.
(DIR) Post #9ujifEAApM8oyoEu5w by aurorus@chaos.social
2020-05-05T12:31:19Z
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@sir I don’t know for your american common law based copyright, but our german/european Urheberrecht [right of the creator] should be reformed, not abolished. The strongest reason for me is, that it not only protects the financial rights of the creator (and others) this part needs reform, but also the Persönlichkeitsrechte [the connection between creator and work. This latter part is very important and often forgotten about. This allows creators to limit e.g which parties can use their works.
(DIR) Post #9ujjxjrfnfVAT1ycK0 by madrox@fosstodon.org
2020-05-05T12:46:08Z
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@sir money and ownership is what is wrong with the system... Time is only true value...
(DIR) Post #9ujlCwj0Mtv4eNjmue by awahl1138@mastodon.social
2020-05-05T12:59:28Z
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@sir I completely agree in spirit, though I don't think we should get rid of the concept of copyright. But restrictions should absolutely be drastically relaxed. But, then, I'm not too versed in copyright law either
(DIR) Post #9uk4zKBMM8GcQmmYue by Genstar@meow.social
2020-05-05T16:41:23Z
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@sir One legit question: What are your thoughts on a shorter copyright term (like just 2 years)?
(DIR) Post #9uk5u386QgOy39J7cO by sir@cmpwn.com
2020-05-05T16:52:10Z
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@Genstar supportive
(DIR) Post #9ukF8GSeYjeX2Qlyam by Naughtylus@fosstodon.org
2020-05-05T18:36:26Z
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@loke @sir Just to make things clear: I fav'd this because it made me laugh and on the assumption that it was humor.If anyone actually agrees with this, please tell me so I can block you (and your grandchildren)
(DIR) Post #9ul23qcNb4SxTzqV4y by loke@functional.cafe
2020-05-06T03:44:40Z
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@Naughtylus @sir of course. If someone unfollowed me because they believed I was serious then it's probably for the best that they don't. Smileys shouldn't be needed when the sarcasm is obvious.
(DIR) Post #9ul25k58rvzbn5Ccee by loke@functional.cafe
2020-05-06T03:45:01Z
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@Naughtylus @sir of course. If someone unfollowed me because they believed I was serious then it's probably for the best that they don't. Smileys shouldn't be needed in this case.
(DIR) Post #9umapdCiMd6PNbl2Jc by Calcifer@social.bau-ha.us
2020-05-06T21:47:53Z
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@sir @aurora Co-sign with two addenda:1. *Corporate copyright should be abolished2. Personal copyright should be reverted to 20 years, requiring registration, with one renewal if the work is being actively distributedThe original system protected actual human authors from abuse by publishers, let's bring that back and let the people who actually create the work be the ones to control it
(DIR) Post #9unMXduRnYmK9ehYEC by incognitum@liberdon.com
2020-05-07T06:43:31Z
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@wolf480plCopyright and patents aren't broken; they're fundamentally incompatible with reality.Ideas are neither excludable nor rivalrus, the two prerequisites for a 'private good' e.g., something that can be owned. This is not an obtuse point of anarchist philosophy, it's econ 101 stuff: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_good@sir
(DIR) Post #9uuNos0L7uXRpHjoZs by LPW00@todon.nl
2020-05-10T15:59:35Z
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@sir especially because patents and copyright only protects huge companies and rich people, they can just fight the patents/copyright of small companies, artists and such again and again, draining their resources with expensive lawsuits. So these laws do the exact opposite of what people claim they're supposed to do.