Reply #72: Maybe copyright infriengment is technically wrong, but it doesn't change that the corporations own.. [View All]

[glen123098]

The United States of America. Corporate stooges like Sony Bono gave us the mickey mouse protection act, which extended copyrights to an absurd amount of time. As a result, Mickey Mouse is still copyrighted which is absurd, and a ton of movies while trust fund kiddies line their pockets. The corporations also write the laws that give copyright infringement violations absurd penalties. FOr example this woman was fined 1.5 million for downloading about 24 songs.

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/amplifier/148/minnesota-mom-hit-with-15-million-fine-for-downloading-24-songs/;_ylt=Ak5UA5G3fkWFq8e_S7weLOJhyCUv?page=2#comments

This is beyond fucking outrageous and these are not the actions of a legitimate democracy


Copying is not the same as stealing, in fact its probably not as bad, but the penalties for it are insane because corporations own our congresscritters.


If someone makes 9 dollars an hour working at McDonalds and can't afford to purchase a CD movie or game, I have no problem with them copying it.