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Re:EU Cancels 'Final' Negotiations on EU Copyright Directive by Matticus_Rex on Saturday January 19, 2019 @12:45PM (#18948136)
Yeah, the way I see it if the system only works because there was a bunch of hyperbolic alarmism to balance out the awful impulse of industry-aligned legislators, the system wasn't actually working that well. It may be functioning, but the fact that this battle will get harder and harder to fight every time it happens (which could be eternal) means that's not really something that works well.
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Re:EU Cancels 'Final' Negotiations on EU Copyright Directive by infogulch on Saturday January 19, 2019 @03:01PM (#18948873)
Right, this result doesn't mean the system works, it means that the big red EMERGENCY STOP button works, as long as everyone screams loud enough.

We'll see if the system itself works if the next time the industry makes a push for stupid legislation like this and the politicians push back because they know their constituents don't want it from the last time. How confident are you that this will happen?

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