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6. I have long said that

Wed Dec 21, 2011, 06:56 AM

Dec 2011

copyright laws need to be reconsidered in the age of the Internet. As technology advances, it will only get worse.

Trying to police and punish people using old laws and methods is futile. You end up with a brazillion dollar judgement against one individual who can't pay it.

I don't have a ready answer, but those from the fields of technology have to be involved in formulating any new concept. Freedom of the Internet has to be a priority. Using the excuse of protecting 'intellectual property' to police or shut down the Internet is a cover for other actions.

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