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Re:The European Union versus the Internet by tomp on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @02:58PM (#18018124)
They're just complaining because it's EU and not US. American DMCA law is much worse than GDPR, predates it by like 2 decades, and basically the whole world is subjected to some of it (because US companies are global monopolies).
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Re:The European Union versus the Internet by AnthonyMouse on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @03:59PM (#18018600)
The people complaining about the GDPR have been complaining about the DMCA since before it was passed.
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Re:The European Union versus the Internet by Nursie on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @03:08AM (#18022352)
The DMCA was and is terrible. The GDPR is a great step forwards.

The DMCA was an attack on consumer rights. The GDPR is their extension.

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Re:The European Union versus the Internet by kodablah on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @04:14PM (#18018718)
Exactly. It's when the complaining stops (and/or the complainers are demonized) that the mandate to move on to more invasive laws is given.
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