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That's pretty simplistic, and untrue. If there is no copyright, authors have no protection if someone uses their work. Why would anyone pay you for your work if they can get it for free on Google? So that's not exactly advertising, not always anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by ar81
Completely ahistorical *affirms* Copyright was invented when most people were self-publishing *because most writers were also printers*Quote:
Originally Posted by Flixy
In what ways? I focus on the German legal system because Germany is the only developed nation whose parliament habitually proposes laws that effectively outlaw common Internet technologies. Or whose courts seriously entertain the idea of deleting historical records to maintain an implausible and ill-conceived "right to be forgotten".Quote:
Originally Posted by Flixy
The US doesn't even come close to things like trying to set up a payment structure to hyperlink to a Web site. It's laughably beyond the realm of possibility here. The one time any kind of law came close (SOPA), there was a pretty swift national outcry. And yet we keep on hearing these insane stories out of Germany.
SOPA was very insane, and even more against the basics of the internet. And it had a bigger scope, and a majority at first, so your legislators are just as bad. The reason there was a bigger outcry is because A) it would affect the internet worldwide and B) it was much more insane. Without the outcry from big companies and online communities, it might have passed, and they would care less about a relatively small country with less insane laws. The momentum just isn't there for a big enough outcry I suppose. ACTA got a bigger momentum against it, and that's mostly failing to pass now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreadnaught
and the courts entertain that idea, because that stems from pre-internet laws. You can't be surprised that laws are outdated by technology ;)
Soap/cispa is still attempting to be passed. Currently the backers think that it was temporarily poisoned by a false campaign via "netizens" and corporations who want to destroy the Internet.:bulb:
The US is the last country that has any right to point out another countries' poorly thought out proposed laws. One only has to look at the insane shit we propose, and the serious shit we bury in committee. To suggest otherwise shows a high level of ignorance for how our own government works.
I thought it odd enough that it appears dread is expressing his opinion on this latest proposal based on 2nd hand info. Since he is unable to provide a source in English. Unless he can read German, which I was unaware of. Takedown? It would tough to top the US' use of a takedown thanks to way the DMCA works.
That's utter nonsense. There are many countries that do this and the US is one of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreadnaught