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(US) Congressional Leaders Back Independent Copyright Office
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Hum, from the tone of the article, it seems like a way on putting a thumb on the scales on the side of the copyright holders rather than the consumers. While I agree that copyright needs to be reformed, I suspect my idea of reform is rather different than their idea of reform.
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Yep, because MORE bureaucracy has been such a great thing to date here in the U.S.
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I'm really looking forward to this, because it's clear we need to get rid of all of those abuses of copyright, like so-called fair use, format and time shifting of all the creative materials that we've really only licensed and not purchased, unlocking our cell phones and stuff like that. And it's time to treat copyright like any other personal property, and not have it expire, ever.
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Except, of course, no one should be allowed to resell any copyrighted material regardless of media. Only the copyright holder should be allowed to sell or resell copyrighted material. It's also time we put libraries on notice for the massive piracy they undertake.
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Yeah, and that stupid constitution that says that copyright should be limited. I think we should just get rid of the constitution. It's stupid anyways.
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I think it's safe to say that both parties are mostly on the side of the content providers. For example, the TPP and other treaties have been trying to force every country to have their copyight term be at least life+70, even though the Berne Convention only says life+50.
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Incoming US political leaders have expressed very extreme opinions on copyright and fair use. That's not a question of parties, but is very relevant for ebooks, copyright, and the subject of this thread. |
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