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Re:Italy Wikipedia shuts down in protest at proposed EU copy... by bayfullofrays on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @11:28AM (#17450960)
I don’t know why you’re getting downvotes. American business represent some of the absolute worst excesses of capitalist greed and have no place in somewhere as progressive and forward thinking in Europe, or even China. Pro-people laws like the GDRP and this copyright go a long way in fighting communities that the alt-right and neo Nazis fester in. Just imagine if that Nazi frog could be wiped from the internet and its posters arrested for hate speech.

I’m excited about this and it brings us closer to a world where America means less and people mean more.

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Re:Italy Wikipedia shuts down in protest at proposed EU copy... by bkor on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @12:09PM (#17451330)
> Pro-people laws like the GDRP and this copyright

I quite like the GDPR. I don't see how the current proposed law is of any benefit to people. It benefits a limited amount of companies. Good luck competing with e.g. Youtube if you have to invest 60M EUR in a difficult to create copyright filter.

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Re:Italy Wikipedia shuts down in protest at proposed EU copy... by kevinh on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @01:58PM (#17452332)
> I don’t know why you’re getting downvotes. American business represent some of the absolute worst excesses of capitalist greed and have no place in somewhere as progressive and forward thinking in Europe, or even China.

Probably because this article is about Wikipedia, which I've never once heard accused of being greedy.

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