I agree that copyright law needs to catch up with reality, but at the same time I'm not convinced that altering copyright law to the point that it's all "power to the people" all the time works either.
I also agree that the current draconian attitude in the U.S. regarding copyright law certainly has the potential to encourage even more draconian laws that could potentially be intrusive into people's lives. (Okay, okay, the RIAA is way ahead of us here...) I'm not convinced that we're there quite yet, and I'm not convinced the OTW will head it off.
That said: still doesn't take away from the fact that the OP made a very, very bad argument where she knew it would be an exaggeration.
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I agree that copyright law needs to catch up with reality, but at the same time I'm not convinced that altering copyright law to the point that it's all "power to the people" all the time works either.
I also agree that the current draconian attitude in the U.S. regarding copyright law certainly has the potential to encourage even more draconian laws that could potentially be intrusive into people's lives. (Okay, okay, the RIAA is way ahead of us here...) I'm not convinced that we're there quite yet, and I'm not convinced the OTW will head it off.
That said: still doesn't take away from the fact that the OP made a very, very bad argument where she knew it would be an exaggeration.