A year ago, Walled Culture wrote about an extremely important case that was being considered by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s top court. The central question was wheth…

The key problem is that copyright infringement by a private individual is regarded by the court as something so serious that it negates the right to privacy. It’s a sign of the twisted values that copyright has succeeded on imposing on many legal systems. It equates the mere copying of a digital file with serious crimes that merit a prison sentence, an evident absurdity.

This is a good example of how copyright’s continuing obsession with ownership and control of digital material is warping the entire legal system in the EU. What was supposed to be simply a fair way of rewarding creators has resulted in a monstrous system of routine government surveillance carried out on hundreds of millions of innocent people just in case they copy a digital file.

  • Pacattack57@lemmy.worldEnglish
    72·
    15 days ago

    Copyright protects creators and prevents monopolies from abusing the system. Imagine you write a movie to sell and Amazon steals that exact movie but uses their resources to market it as their own and sell over seas.

    You tell me in what world that sounds fair. Only a moron thinks a free market economy actually works.

    Another example is assuming companies act in good faith to protect the market. History has shown that not only do corporations NOT care about rules and regulations but they actively act in the interests of investors and profits.

    It is up to the courts to fix the abuse of the current copyright system and unfortunately they also act in the interests of profits.

    • volodya_ilich@lemm.eeEnglish
      52·
      15 days ago

      Imagine you write a movie to sell and Amazon steals that exact movie but uses their resources to market it as their own and sell over seas

      Imagine this thing actually happens because you’re hired for Amazon as a screenwriter and you’re paid a salary of 3k a month making shows that make Amazon 3 million a month, and Amazon, not the screenwriter, owns the rights to the show. Tell me in which world that’s fair.

      Only a moron thinks a free market economy actually works.

      Thank you, that’s why I’m a communist.

      History has shown that not only do corporations NOT care about rules and regulations

      “Copyright rules are necessary because corporations don’t care about rules and regulations” isn’t as solid an argument as you think it is

      • Pacattack57@lemmy.worldEnglish
        32·
        15 days ago

        You don’t know what you’re talking about and I’m not going to respond to your arguments that you yourself don’t even understand. Contracts of employment don’t have anything to do with copyright. In your own example Amazon owns the IP because they bought it. Something your commie brain wouldn’t understand I guess.

        • volodya_ilich@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          15 days ago

          Oh I understand it alright, but how is “Amazon owns the IP” a protection of the artist?