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• On the post: Good Luck, Japan: Government About To Make All Copyright Infringement A Criminal Offense

  

  Space5000 ( profile ), 15 Feb, 2019 @ 03:33pm

  Life Imprisonment

  So if someone violates Copyright 40 times via average music downloads for example, the person could get 80 years? And let me guess, is robbing a bank a less offense by law?

  We have license not sales, outlawing backups, and now this. Its really hard to agree with Copyright when it does mainly nothing but violates actual human rights these days.

• On the post: Appeals Court Hands ReDigi Another Loss; Says Reselling Mp3s Violates Copyright Law

  

  Space5000 ( profile ), 21 Dec, 2018 @ 05:10pm

  Re: Re:

  "Not even then. Copyright law today means that in theory a copyright holder is free to reclaim the media pattern from wax, vinyl or disc as well."
  
  Not saying I 100% know the law, but I don't think a copyright owner can actually take back the "digital" thing inside the physical material around it by copyright law itself. Nothing is in any of the sections stating that <b>possession</b> of copyrighted content itself is an exclusive right.
  
  Yet, it could be fair use to use it assuming "use" is a form of copying. Plus if there is a "no sale, it's a license" style claim, then the first sale doctrine might likely apply to the copy.

• On the post: Copyright Office Extends Anti-Circumvention DMCA Exemptions To All Filmmakers, Not Just Documentarians

  

  Space5000 ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2018 @ 05:38am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: law was reseolved ?

  What do you mean it's "completely constitutional"?
  Do you mean in a different way? DMCA wasn't in the USA constitution and it might be possible that some federal laws can be argued as unconstitutional or party. But I agree it's awful and bizarre but I don't think it's constitutional to not allow people to bypass copy protection code of legal software they own. DMCA was an extra law added, that even if something was not Copyright infringement, it could still violate DMCA sometimes.
  
  Sorry if I misunderstood. I just found your comment.

• On the post: Toto, I Don't Think We're In The Public Domain Anymore

  

  Space5000 ( profile ), 05 May, 2018 @ 05:47am

  Researching

  I really hope we don't live in a world where basic forms of modding with public domain images can be Copyrighted as a whole. I was wondering what the 3D models part was about?
  
  Are they seriously arguing that making a 3D model of a public domain picture automatically violates the film's Copyrights? Or was it because the 3D model was based off the poster, where the poster was only showing a face of the character? At one point I can sort of see something but still find it ridiculous since the image might naturally lead to it. Sadly I wish I could see a model made from the company to be sure more.
  Anyway if one were to make a 3D model or figure off the 1900 style or made a original rest of the model from the poster, and they wouldn't consider it further expression of the Copyrighted character, then that would be a little bit of a relief.

• On the post: University With History Of Free Speech Violations Abuses Trademark Law In Clumsy Attempt To Shut Down Critical Blog

  

  Space5000 ( profile ), 14 Nov, 2013 @ 10:09pm

  Original

  I think due to some study, Trademark is supposed to stop false lying people who pretend they are Companies, Corporations, etc. when they are not. Not used it as censorship or other Copyright/Patent/restriction similarities.
  
  Kind of sad of what happened to it.

• On the post: Why Yes, Copyright Can Be Used To Censor, And 'Fair Use Creep' Is Also Called 'Free Speech'

  

  Space5000 ( profile ), 28 Jul, 2013 @ 09:30pm

  "Copyrights" and Copyrights

  Agree that it can be used to violate free speech, in fact, it's been used to do that like 99% of the time. From taking down videos, taking down Fan Fiction, using Cease & Desist letters, and other threats. This is not how "Copyright" is supposed to act.
  
  It's about something else I think, pretty sure it has nothing to do about control, and censorship like others say I think.

• On the post: Copyright As Censorship: University Threatens Own Faculty With Copyright Infringement For Campus Survey

  

  Space5000 ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2013 @ 02:29am

  Copyright as censorship?

  This may be a late comment.
  
  But by reading the comments and how Copyright has been going so far. Here is what I like to say: Any form of restriction from Copyright, aka current Copyright law is Censorship. Even if it was abused to the main current system.
  
  I'm not sure what Mike's "final" thing is, but I think I heard somewhere that the Original copyright (The less restricted or non restricted one) was gone and replaced by our current anti-freedom Copyright for so long now. And I think some people are wanting to fix Copyright (When Copyright wasn't so bad I think.)
  
  As we all probably hope, maybe Mike's someday final thoughts won't be for any censorship or would think it's not censorship, but who knows. We may have to wait or he may never tell. Oh wait I heard he did tell if I heard correctly, wonder what it was?
  
  As for Fair Use, I think it should apply the right to download the basic stuff like picturs, articles, etc for personal use. And the right to back up. If not,then screw (C)ensorship even more. And I hope there will someday be more rulings for the right of this in our homes soon.

• On the post: YouTube Won't Put Your Video Back Up, Even If It's Fair Use, If It Contains Content From Universal Music

  

  Space5000 ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2013 @ 01:51am

  Kind of like the dark age of Youtube again when fair use never counted much.. Hmm... Or that's just me.

• On the post: Dutch Government Realizes That Non-Original Works Don't Deserve Copyright

  

  Space5000 ( profile ), 15 Feb, 2013 @ 12:59am

  Eh, every work isn't purely 100% original anyway.. So none should be copyrighted. :D But creativity doesn't equal "Originality" anyway.. Since it's about remixing ideas, and stuff.
  
  I think I get what this means about certain works but remixing by using works are still creative to me.
  
  Anyway, I guess this is good news, especially when not copyrighting facts anymore.

• On the post: DMCA Exemptions Announced; Exemption For DVD Ripping Rejected; Phone Unlocking Going Away

  

  Space5000 ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2012 @ 01:31am

  Uh oh

  The part where it talks about video game ripping, console modding pisses me off... I guess I will go to jail for downloading roms I already own and ripping the game DVDs that I also owned. All I want to do is hack it, and have fun. Never to hurt the companies. Especially for beta roms that were never in stores.
  
  I don't think I ever heard of something like this before: "Members, Staff, everyone, I have a sad message to report, we are about to go bankrupt. Everyone: Why?! Because some people are modding there own console and there video game. We have lost so many sales." And I don't think that will ever connect to that.
  
  Anyway, if I own my thing I bought it's mine.. Not there's. Best thing to do is ignore what they say for your rights. :/
  Even if it's illegal I guess. Lot's of people need to stand up more.
  
  But if people go to jail for this, then wow.. What are you in for?: "Umm, I killed a man" "I robbed someone's house" "I just played a rom on my computer". You can clearly see, something does not fit here.

• On the post: Innovation, Copying And Civil Disobedience

  

  Space5000 ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2012 @ 01:59am

  Other

  "but there's no real reason to just copy for the sake of copying. It's only if you can do it better."
  
  I think there are other reasons too. Like wanting to use something from a story to make a new story. Its not a bigger story all the time but it is a new story as a addition (With the idea or other type from a story) and I think that's creative and art also. :) Unless that quote I put down was mainly for a certain subject or something. Or that better means addition like more and new based off of also. xD