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Re:I was part of a human subject research study without my c... by smsm42 on Sunday December 19, 2021 @05:57PM (#29619415)
Patents and copyrights aren't limited to businesses, you can be in copyright or patent violation even if you're a private person - in fact, I'd assume vast majority of copyright violations now are performed by private people without profit motive. That particular law however is clearly written to target specific businesses and exclude private persons.
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Re:I was part of a human subject research study without my c... by dawnbreez on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @10:21PM (#29645254)
One of the biggest issues with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is that it was never designed for a world where Siivagunner[1] exists. On a fundamental level, it was built on the assumption that everyone involved can litigate--which means that the widespread ability to edit, remix, and review things has created some unfortunate exploits and exposed serious oversights in how the DMCA functions.

[1]https://youtu.be/rEcOzjg7vBU

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