"Mike wants to separate the means from the ends. He wants to promote the progress so long as we don't do it by granting to authors exclusive rights."
Mike has never claimed such a thing. And your imagination does not count as evidence that he has.
"It's important to pretend like the two aren't interrelated since he hates the means so much."
No, its pretty clear that Mike and many others hate the damage those means, in their current form, are causing. Whatever the desired results from copyright, when the current downsides are considered it's hard to justify keeping the system unless it's massively reformed.
"That's why he always and only focuses on the negatives, or his version of the negatives anyway, of copyright. He'll never put things into perspective or acknowledge that there are even positives."
To be fair, it's pretty hard to see the positives. Feel free to present evidence of modern copyright producing the results intended when it was enacted. In fact, why don't you start your own 'Great Things About Copyright' blog so we can all see how awesome you think things really are!
"His mantra is that it's completely broken..."
That's pretty much the case...
"...and his dream is to see the day when authors have no exclusive rights whatsoever."
... but this claim is the product of your imagination and is not backed up by any evidence you've ever shared here.
"No matter who your friends are, your viewpoints support infringement lawsuits and the lawyers who benefit from them. And nothing else."
This can't be emphasised enough. AJ is just like so many other copyright maximilists who claim to be all about supporting artists, but on closer inspection their arguments are clearly in support of a system that makes a lot of money from artists (via recored companies) but offers nothing in return.
He will never name them. Chances are he's simply making them up to bolster his weak arguments, but if not, I imagine they'd be horribly embarrassed to be publicly linked to someone like AJ.
...as soon as he sets foot anywhere with an extradition treaty with the US, he will get bagged, gagged, and tagged with a one way ticket to the US.
Anywhere with an extradition treaty with the US, just like NZ. What makes you think things would happen any differently in another country. The US's case isn't going to suddenly change from laughably weak to extradition-worthy overnight.
"I didn't claim that, so I am not sure what you feel you corrected. I stated only that "512(f) is there specifically to handle people claiming to hold copyright on something they do not own", but that does not limit to ONLY that purpose."
Actually that's exactly how your comment reads. If that's not what you meant you shouldn't have used the word 'specifically'. In this context it is indeed a limiting statement.
"I don't use regular dictionaries when looking up legal terms."
Eric Holder is not using "theft" as a legal term, otherwise he'd be charging MU with theft. He's using it as a copyright maximalist's scare term based entirely on the commonly understood dictionary definition.
"You inject your moral judgment into this. Drugs, weapons, child porn, money laundering and digital theft are all crimes and each harm a segment of society."
And the harm to society caused by drugs, weapons, child porn and money laundering and all far, far worse than the harm supposedly caused by "digital theft", i.e. copyright infringement. It's extraordinary that your own moral compass is so misguided that you would think these things are on the same level of harm. I'm not sure which possibility is worse; that you think copyright infringement is just as bad or if the others are not really all that harmful.
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Re: Re: A sad misunderstanding
Mike has never claimed such a thing. And your imagination does not count as evidence that he has.
"It's important to pretend like the two aren't interrelated since he hates the means so much."
No, its pretty clear that Mike and many others hate the damage those means, in their current form, are causing. Whatever the desired results from copyright, when the current downsides are considered it's hard to justify keeping the system unless it's massively reformed.
"That's why he always and only focuses on the negatives, or his version of the negatives anyway, of copyright. He'll never put things into perspective or acknowledge that there are even positives."
To be fair, it's pretty hard to see the positives. Feel free to present evidence of modern copyright producing the results intended when it was enacted. In fact, why don't you start your own 'Great Things About Copyright' blog so we can all see how awesome you think things really are!
"His mantra is that it's completely broken..."
That's pretty much the case...
"...and his dream is to see the day when authors have no exclusive rights whatsoever."
... but this claim is the product of your imagination and is not backed up by any evidence you've ever shared here.
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Re: The Mike Masnick Copyright Reform Plan
We're sorry you're too stupid to understand this, even though it's not that complicated.
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You are many things Joe, but scary definitely isn't one of them.
And what the hell is "high-level" about any of this? It certainly ain't rocket science.
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This can't be emphasised enough. AJ is just like so many other copyright maximilists who claim to be all about supporting artists, but on closer inspection their arguments are clearly in support of a system that makes a lot of money from artists (via recored companies) but offers nothing in return.
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Of course I'm happy to be proven wrong on this...
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Really? Half of humanity believes we should be under the control of religious police? You sure about that?
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Re: Re: Saudi Religious Police
...people are the problem."
Religion is people. The problem is religious people.
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Re: Too bad for Him
Anywhere with an extradition treaty with the US, just like NZ. What makes you think things would happen any differently in another country. The US's case isn't going to suddenly change from laughably weak to extradition-worthy overnight.
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Does this mean his training as a lawyer is complete?
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Re: Mike admitz what we knowz: "I'm no expert on extortion law".
There is nothing funnier than watching someone, you in particular, trying and failing to burn someone with completely incorrect info.
I wonder what your definition of schadenfreude is?
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Interesting fight, but...
Actually that's exactly how your comment reads. If that's not what you meant you shouldn't have used the word 'specifically'. In this context it is indeed a limiting statement.
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Re: You just admitted the basis of copyright:
Ghosh's post is covered automatically by copyright. Everyone knows that. It's not an endorsement or criticism of copyright, it's a statement of fact.
No surprise you see humour where there is none. 'Crazy person laughs out loud at nothing' is hardly newsworthy.
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Re: "where I play the role of the lone dissenter"???
No, you're the only one around here stupid enough to take an obviously humorous phrase literally.
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Re: Re: "where I play the role of the lone dissenter"???
He's already switched sides to celebrate Louis CK, the great paywaller...
It will happen."
You must be an absolute hit in moon landing denial discussion groups.
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Eric Holder is not using "theft" as a legal term, otherwise he'd be charging MU with theft. He's using it as a copyright maximalist's scare term based entirely on the commonly understood dictionary definition.
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No, no one cares when it's all positives, because that's what's supposed to happen.
Sign a contract to get paid for your work, get paid, no story.
Sign a contract to get paid for your work, don't get paid, STORY.
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And the harm to society caused by drugs, weapons, child porn and money laundering and all far, far worse than the harm supposedly caused by "digital theft", i.e. copyright infringement. It's extraordinary that your own moral compass is so misguided that you would think these things are on the same level of harm. I'm not sure which possibility is worse; that you think copyright infringement is just as bad or if the others are not really all that harmful.
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Re: HDTV?
On the post: Broad Coalition Of Public And Private Interests Call For Objective Data & Research Concerning Copyright Reform
Re: Paper "doesn't have any answers yet", eh?
I imagine Mike refuses to acknowledge the existence of Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny too, for much the same reason.