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Re:Record Labels Hit Internet Archive with New $400M+ Copyri... by kevinmchugh on Saturday August 12, 2023 @12:33PM (#37101848)
They were flaunting copyright laws with books even more egregiously and lost that suit. I think the IA is a deeply important project and wish they'd stop picking these fights.
Re:Record Labels Hit Internet Archive with New $400M+ Copyri... by jazzyjackson on Saturday August 12, 2023 @07:12PM (#37105058)
Picking these fights is part of the mission, universal access to all knowledge requires pushing boubdaries and changing the law.
Re:Record Labels Hit Internet Archive with New $400M+ Copyri... by kevinmchugh on Saturday August 12, 2023 @09:12PM (#37105679)
I think people shouldn't leave rakes littered all over the ground. Perhaps by stepping on them I'll demonstrate why it's a bad idea, but I'll also probably take a couple thwacks to the head in the meantime.
Re:Record Labels Hit Internet Archive with New $400M+ Copyri... by jazzyjackson on Saturday August 12, 2023 @09:42PM (#37105835)
I mean if the rakes are government mandated and the public needs convincing to change the mandate, sure