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Re:“ISO obstructs adoption of standards by paywalling them” by DaiPlusPlus on Monday March 08, 2021 @07:28PM (#26393647)
> Which brings us back to square one, you can't meaningfully discuss the content in public.

Fair Use exception in the US, and I think that would be covered by Fair Dealing in the UK and similar countries.

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Re:“ISO obstructs adoption of standards by paywalling them” by Aerroon on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @12:08AM (#26395589)
That's an affirmative defense in the US though. That means you can still be sued and have to defend yourself in court.
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Re:“ISO obstructs adoption of standards by paywalling them” by DaiPlusPlus on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @03:38AM (#26396657)
I guess the trick is to pirate a specific localized version of the standard from an ISO member country that doesn't care about IP rights enough to sue you... say... PRC?
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Re:“ISO obstructs adoption of standards by paywalling them” by Natanael_L on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @03:59PM (#26404166)
Most jurisdictions' copyright law covers translations as derivative work which is still protected.
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