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the vast majority are pretty ignorant of the details of copyright law. I recently informed a small buisness owner about what penalties they were by using photos of the products they sell without the photographer's permission. It never occurs to them that little things like using a manufacturer's photo of a product you're selling can land you in hot water. When they learn they often start to care at least in my limited experience.
But there are people out their who hold views similar to mine, not the exact details but the basic philosophy. The entire free software movement. Free meaning libre. Authors like Cory Doctorow and his readers, the majority of the posters on Slashdot and boing boing. We do write and call our lawmakers, I do write and call my lawmakers about this. It isn't that we're not trying its that we're being outbid and when the candidates both oppose your views on copyright there are still other issues to vote on.
The side of the argument I'm on are in a bad position but we do try.
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