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Re:Banned math book by wolfgke on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @11:44AM (#23976945)
A very smart move by the political system to make activists hate some impalpable company moloch named "Disney" instead of the concretely named congressmen/congresswomen who voted for the law for copyright extension.
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Re:Banned math book by ShroudedNight on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @12:36PM (#23977587)
Indeed: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2589

Notably, Sonny Bono for whom, along with the other sponsers I withhold invective purely out of respect of this community and its value of civil discourse.

I find the extension from 50 to 70 years extremely distasteful; manifest contempt by 'artists' for the commons and society's investment in their success.

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Re:Banned math book by Apocryphon on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @02:00PM (#23978757)
Congresspeople come and go, but Disney will reign eternal, partly because of lobbied-for legislation like this!
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Re:Banned math book by shadowgovt on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @02:10PM (#23978878)
Don't misunderstand; they're hated too. The US Congress has something like a low-teens approval rating.

But between the two organizations, gerrymandering means the politicians can't be voted out but people can "vote" to lower Disney's status with their dollars.

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Re:Banned math book by zaphar on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @02:49PM (#23979318)
It's weird though, because they are roughly about as effective at lowering Disney's status as they are at voting the politicians out because collective action problems are hard.
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Re:Banned math book by KONAir on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @01:21PM (#23978240)
Eh, isn't this a given in a corporate state?
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