tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post2678074287628144632..comments2023-11-27T23:30:40.341-05:00Comments on Anything But Theist: Injustice or How to Be a PirateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-54423690650443972562009-06-19T13:29:06.843-04:002009-06-19T13:29:06.843-04:00Current copyright law primarily serves corporate i...Current copyright law primarily serves corporate interests rather than that of individual artists, so essentially I agree with you.<br /><br /><i>What about placing an expiration, so that pre-release or new release piracy is illegal? If the copyright lapses after a month or so, that would allow artists to profit off those who "have to have it now," and those with patience can wait for it to filter into what is essentially a free and open cultural exchange.</i><br /><br />That's a good idea, Ginx, and one I would not be opposed to. But that proposal if enacted would virtually "abolish" copyright as it exists now, and we know who would fight such a change.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991410496107221875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-49748442274964421472009-06-19T09:33:20.474-04:002009-06-19T09:33:20.474-04:00It was Minnesota, so you can be sure the jury was ...It was Minnesota, so you can be sure the jury was as white as the driven snow. Those people can be made to believe anything.<br /><br />Copyright laws don't need to be abolished. What about placing an expiration, so that pre-release or new release piracy is illegal? If the copyright lapses after a month or so, that would allow artists to profit off those who "have to have it now," and those with patience can wait for it to filter into what is essentially a free and open cultural exchange.<br /><br />I would also like to see non-transferrable, artist-only copyright. I don't think companies should own these, as Disney has so eloquently proven. The companies should get a cut of the artist's pay, not the other way around. They didn't do shit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-21646666413798296292009-06-19T09:20:13.515-04:002009-06-19T09:20:13.515-04:00There is no such thing as intellectual "prope...There is no such thing as intellectual "property", and all copyright laws should be abolished (or if that's not possible at this point, at least seriously reformed). <br /><br />The penalty in this particular case is way out proportion to the "crime". A small fine at most should have been handed down. But that's our injustice system for you. <br /><br />Also, what the hell is wrong with people. A jury handed down this verdict? We need to teach the public the real rights of juries (i.e., jury nullification) and that they don't have to slavishly follow the instructions of Black Robed Tyrants.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991410496107221875noreply@blogger.com