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Re:Tillis Releases Text of Bipartisan Legislation to Fight I... by woofie11 on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @07:46PM (#25513209)
And that's fine. The question at hand isn't whether people will pay for GoT, but whether they'll be used as an argument to pass laws like the DMCA, which says I'm not allowed to reverse-engineer technologies in my home, or ones which put bankrupt or put college students in prison.

My claim is that if MPAA profits went down even 50%, society wouldn't be any worse off at all. On the other hand, we are worse off for DRM.

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Re:Tillis Releases Text of Bipartisan Legislation to Fight I... by ulisesrmzroche on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @05:20PM (#25522947)
Then you’re arguing against politicians politicking. It’s not like its real people arguing for any of that.

I think most people would say were worse off if game of thrones was produced any different. You don’t like visual effects, but you’re in an extreme minority.

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