Re:Zippyshare Quits After 17 Years, 45M Visits per Month Mak...
by HeckFeck on Monday March 20, 2023 @01:04PM
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> What ought to be has no relevance to what is
Then why even argue?
But that's besides the point. If a law is unenforceable, it doesn't really matter. You could create a law mandating everyone wear green socks on Tuesdays, and see how many people comply. Or (looking to what is as you wish) how many people enjoy a puff of a joint despite it being illegal in most places?
Or remember the US banning the export of cryptography algorithms? How well did that go?
The state has guns but even they have limitations if I decide to copy a few words off a page in private among my friends. Same if I send them a few bytes using HTTP/SMTP/whatever.
Then why even argue?
But that's besides the point. If a law is unenforceable, it doesn't really matter. You could create a law mandating everyone wear green socks on Tuesdays, and see how many people comply. Or (looking to what is as you wish) how many people enjoy a puff of a joint despite it being illegal in most places?
Or remember the US banning the export of cryptography algorithms? How well did that go?
The state has guns but even they have limitations if I decide to copy a few words off a page in private among my friends. Same if I send them a few bytes using HTTP/SMTP/whatever.