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Re:Better than Free (2008) by afarrell on Sunday May 28, 2017 @02:58AM (#14433396)
One reason is that journalists influence public opinion and thus their opinion carries weight with the average politician. Journalists often pretty strongly support copyright because they need it in order to earn a salary.
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Re:Better than Free (2008) by incompatible on Sunday May 28, 2017 @04:54AM (#14433597)
There are plenty of countries where journalists fear politicians instead. That can't be the whole story.
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Re:Better than Free (2008) by afarrell on Sunday May 28, 2017 @09:22AM (#14434290)
How strong is copyright protection enforced there?
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