Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns
by MBCook on Monday September 18, 2017 @08:16PM
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You went back to violent metaphors. Those seem far too strong for this issue.
The MPAA is not actively attacking you. They’re putting conditions on how you can view their content.
Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns
by 4bpp on Monday September 18, 2017 @08:34PM
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The only reason I'm resorting to violent metaphors is that our moral intuitions are usually more clear around those than around fairly recent societal constructions. Given the choice, I would rather be beaten up than subjected to any of the potentially life-wrecking legal threats listed in section 3 of https://www.eff.org/files/2014/09/16/unintendedconsequences2..., and I would think that this preference ordering is neither uncommon nor irrational. Given that, in what sense are the violent metaphors "too strong"?
On the other point, I'm not convinced that supporting better fair use laws is enough on its own. An equitable compromise between two parties with fundamentally opposing interests can rarely be reached if there is a deep asymmetry in terms of their ability to just take what they want and run. Maybe, if comparison to anything involving murder is going too far for you, we can instead make one to (ironically enough) stealing: if the local group of school bullies keeps dragging you into dark alleyways and taking your lunch money, will you also support better rights to keep your lunch money but think it is going too far to demand that they be put in detention, because you see a pretty good argument why they should have a right to free movement?