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Originally Posted by Redrob
In event of a disagreement which will occur, the accepted way of dealing with the issue is through the courts. Stare decisis protects both the "fair use" user and the copyright holder.
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Sadly, the new bill totally bypasses the courts. This is one issue with it.
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Originally Posted by Redrob
I don't see how preventing piracy of other peoples' property destroys free speech and innovation.
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Oh, I thought you'd read it? I'll break it down for you, then link to a video that explains it so you don't have to read a thing.
Basically, there is this whole fair use thing in the US. So copyrighted work can be used for parody, for commentary etc. This act kills that totally.
In stifles innovation because start ups will not be able to comply. Can you see Tumblr launching if they had to police every single microblog on their system? Can you see Twitter launching if every link on every tweet had to be policed. How about sound cloud, they'd have to check every track for samples!
We're not talking about Facebook suddenly having to OK every status, pic, post, etc and then Facebook being fucked. They are rich, you say, they can afford it. Yes, probably they could. It's the STARTUPS, the innovators, not the Zucks of the world this bill will cripple.
Hope that helps you understand.
Oh, and it won't stop piracy.