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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
It's not metaphors used for ebooks, but for ebook sharing. And I don't think that we need metaphors. Copyright infringement works just fine.
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You're missing the point of the document: Without agreement on what "copyright infringement" means to each of us, there is no agreement on how to treat or enforce it. That's where the metaphors come in, and why everyone has a different opinion on whether CI applies to them, should be enforced by them, should be redefined by them, etc, etc. Use of the wrong metaphors creates improper shading of arguments, misunderstanding and division... what we have at this moment.
Think of the statement: "Curfew after dark." Without a clear mutual understanding of what "dark" means, the statement can't be enforced. How dark is dark? What if there's a light on? How much light? What if it's infra-red light? etc.
We use metaphors to frame an understanding of difficult concepts with simpler, already-understood concepts. We need the proper metaphors applied to the legal arguments in order to come to a mutual understanding of the issues involved. Without that understanding, we will continue to tread the same water we've been treading over ebooks for the past decade.